Catalogue       Group                                                       A side/B side                                                        Year

Number

EPA 7-1       Orch Les Mangelepa                       Trouble Pts 1 & 2

EPA 7-2       Orch Les Mangelepa                       Kizungu-Zungu Pts 1 & 2

EPA 7-3       Orch Les Mangelepa                       Djalaa Pts 1 & 2

EPA 7-4       Orch Les Mangelepa                       Tshibola Pts 1 & 2

EPA 7-5       Orch Les Mangelepa                       Mankwazi Pts 1 & 2

EPA 7-6       Orch Les Mangelepa                       Djalelo Pts 1 & 2

One of the most popular Congolese bands to make a name for themselves in Kenya, Les Mangelepa recorded most of their biggest hits for ASL. It comes as no surprise, though, to find that they also has their own imprint under the production of Oluoch Kanindo.

To learn more about the band, read the liner notes to the RetroAfric CD, Endurance, here. Better still, go out and buy the CD for yourself.

EPA 7-4 is a record from my own collection; EPA 7-1, 7-3 and 7-5 are in the University of Mainz’s African Music Archive. EPA 7-2 surfaced briefly on the CD&LP.com website in December 2013 and EPA 7-6 appeared on the Discogs website in February 2016.