African Jazz Mokili Mobimba

[1] Beginning in June 1961, the popular Congolese band African Jazz —led by Joseph Kabasele— made a series of recordings in Brussels, Belgium.

[6] The song also references all of the performing musicians as well as several Congolese cities and African countries (a common way of expressing praise at the time).

[8] It is often considered to be one of African Jazz's most memorable songs, though by the early 2000s it was commonly referred to as simply "Africa Mokili Mobimba".

[2] In 1994 the song was covered by ex-OK Jazz musician Sam Mangwana and the Fania All-Stars for the former's album, entitled Rumba Music.

[7][9] Ex-OK Jazz guitarist Papa Noël Nedule frequently featured Mangwana and Rochereau in his covers of the song.