Africa Mokili Mobimba | Playing For Change | Song Around The World

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"I will never forget the feeling I had the first time I heard traditional Congolese music while visiting the capital of Kinshasa. The poorest people with broken instruments playing the most upbeat and positive music I have ever heard. 'Africa Mokili Mobimba' is a famous song from the Congo and serves as an anthem to unify Africa. We decided to use this song to connect those who were separated generations ago by slavery and reunite them through their music. Our Journey began in Kinshasa Congo and then the PFC crew and I drove out to the village of Lukala. We received permission to record and film in the village and we were told that the local Voodoo community would protect us. We then traveled through the Caribbean to the island of Anguilla and then Cuba before making our way to Congo Square New Orleans to record and film the Preservation Hall Jazz Band. Music is the best tool to reunite hearts, souls, and minds all around the world because it lifts us up to a place where we all feel connected." Mark Johnson, PFC co-founder
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[@carstenmaul7220]

I used to live in Congo for some time., in Gbadolite. Wonderful people but a rich country punished and robbed by us, the glorious industrial nations. I hope, one day, they will have their own Mahatma Ghandi.

[@sorahbrowne1534]

Carsten. How could they have a Gandi???? It is MOTHER AFRICA they are singing this beautiful song, and in their language. You lot robbed them of nearly everything; but you cannot take their FAITH AWAY.

[@AndrewNReyes]

Have many friends from the Congo.

[@shalbec3232]

Thanks 🇨🇩❤💪🏾

[@shalbec3232]

@@AndrewNReyes which one? Brazza or congo kinshasa we are not the same country

[@jacekosikowski4065]

Tak my og

[@lavoisiermarc4949]

Kinshasa Congo cradle of African music . JEFF KALLE song with African Jazz Orchestra 1963 1964 . Rumba with Cubano salsa. MAGNIFICENT.

[@georgeodhiambo598]

But the song was composed by Dechaud Mwamba, not Jeff Kale.

[@shalbec3232]

@@georgeodhiambo598 the song is congolese made with with Congolese rhumba 🇨🇩❤💪🏾

[@shalbec3232]

Love our congolese rhumba 🇨🇩❤💪🏾

[@ritasairgiraldoguardia8590]

Creí que era música cubana¡¡
Definitivamente nuestra música tiene sus inicios en la tierras acentrales de africq

[@zenaidadenton8270]

My love to Africa,and to the world,that use love,no hate to anyone!!!

[@mohamedmohamud3639]

smile the world will be better place now that disgraced Donald Trump is gone Africa oyee

[@dionemarchon4201]

Muito bom o ritmo

[@michaellombard894]

Molto bello questo canzone con ritmo Africano e Cubano.

[@zenaidadenton8270]

@@michaellombard894 Awesome!!

[@cagabycagaby431]

@@michaellombard894 Molto bella questa canzone. Ma ti perdono. Un bacione. Gabriella

[@Mulavi]

Actually, my favorite version of this song. Sung as it was intended - Africa Jazz all over the World!

[@klaus0763]

Feel like a little trip to Africa.
Love from Denmark
🇩🇰 ❤

[@janetkatz6531]

ah - a trip
and a half!

[@tsivingananga5106]

Let me take there

[@theogoldberg8919]

From Paris France 🇫🇷 with Love.
Théo Goldberg, baritone.

[@guichovsqz]

Wow from Congo to Cuba to New Orleans... Africa!!! I have the pleasure of playing this song many times with Ricardo Lemvo y Makina Loka... one of my favorites... Saludos from Los Angeles....

[@Zambanna]

So much LOVE from ITALY! 🌻

[@bikashroy3579]

Africansong

[@cicinhocelinho169]

Ninja22

[@cicinhocelinho169]

Si,

[@pablorosalespetit]

The genesis of our Latin Rythm is Africa.... Excellent Song....

[@thomastharp30]

What a treat to hear members of Orch. Le O.K. Jazz. My long time favorites. Hello to Kenya, also!

[@atiredfloridian777]

Me, so glad to see the Preservation Hall Jazz Band!

[@MakusaroTesha]

🇹🇿🇹🇿 great sampling.

[@military97217]

Le kompa le zouk, la salsa, ltoutes les musiques d'Afrique,, ses amériques, partout où nous sommes dispersés, NOUS AVONS CRÉÉ LA MUSIQUE RHYTMIQUE QUI DONNE LA JOIE DE VIVRE

[@keithwigley1256]

And then came music to lift us out of lockdown...

[@delmamarcondes2434]

Best regards from São Paulo Brazil.....We love Africa.🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

[@michaelpapsuev5154]

Super!!
Greetings from Russia 😘

[@jecarrillog]

Fantastic...!!! Africa es the mother of jazz and all of the caribbean rhytmes... Greetings from Colombia!

[@LazyIRanch]

My soul needed that awesome recharge! Those children are so beautiful, and sweet. Thank you for this dose of pure joy!

[@michaellombard894]

Amen!!

[@chuckg2016]

Upbeat and moving it is. Music is the best tool we have that speaks to all worldwide. We need to listen accordingly Missouri, United States

[@HWBB49]

Loving this! - from California

[@JoeKazadiK]

Kitokos ! Je suis guitariste et de la famille de deux guitaristes du groupe original, Dr. Nico (Soliste) et vieux Déchaud (Accompagnateur)... Je suis comblé de nostalgie, From DRCongo.

[@fanfanduvalson9857]

Main .....tu es comblé de nostalgie pour quoi ??

[@JoeKazadiK]

@@fanfanduvalson9857
En en écoutant leurs interprétations, ça me fait vibrer, j'ai joué avec le vieux Déchaud un an avant sa mort à Limete. En plus, ils étaient parentés avec ma mère.

[@fanfanduvalson9857]

@@JoeKazadiK ok , je vous comprend mon frère .... courage ...!!!!

[@antoniozacariaslima3285]

Geruzalema e Linda essa música

[@magikme033]

Beautiful, blessings to you all,and all who read this 🙌🎼 music will save the earth 🌍

[@samuelmubezaa]

Proud to be Congolese 🇨🇩🇨🇩 🇨🇩

[@shalbec3232]

Me too 🇨🇩❤💪🏾 we must embrace our rhumba as much as we do with our other music style never let congolese rhumba die 🇨🇩❤💪🏾

[@samuelmubezaa]

@@shalbec3232 ooh yeah 🇨🇩💪🏽

[@KapingaKabongo]

Yessss! My great and much beloved DRC ❤️❤️❤️

[@alexanderbertallo1995]

Much love from Switzerland

[@mukwedeya]

Thank you Playing For Change!!!!!! Africa Mokili Mobimba | Playing For Change | Song Around The World, PURE GOLD!!!!!!🌠

[@rogeliohernandez1659]

BELLA MUSICA. LA MUSICA NO RECONOCE FRONTERAS NI CREDOS. LA MUSICA NOS UNE , DE SER HUMANO Y ESPIRITUALMENTE. SALUDOS DESDE EL ESTADO DE MEXICO

[@Justin_LINGOLE2]

Es la verdad

[@MariaIsabel-zh3nh]

Um abraço ao povo da África 🤗💕🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

[@MsWalter500]

👍👍👍👏👏👏👏🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

[@patlatorres7000]

Look at the faces of the musicians -- THIS is what true JOY looks like. Music, the GREATEST healer known to the human race!!!

[@user-tc9qg7fl4y]

♥GOD BLESS YOU 아프리카
.. AMAN ..
.. 노래 잘 들었읍니다 ..
..감사합니다 ...

[@franklineno8616]

The flavour and sound of this non manufactured music is absolutely beautiful,regardless of I don't speak the language, this music just talks to the heart and mind,beautiful guy's....

[@beimsteiner]

Beautiful, all around the world we speak one language

[@pazbento8100]

Love the song,wondefull colors of África,pure and Simple happyness ❤️🇵🇹

[@txbluesguy]

Perfect for a Monday afternoon that was starting to drag ... The music got me moving and swaying. Love it.

[@joemonroe6983]

It’s been Tuesday morning here for like forever all ready

[@joemonroe6983]

It took my mind off the sad news about my president

[@joemonroe6983]

The first scene and note made me happy

[@luisalfredogutierrezvillat6769]

@@joemonroe6983 ppppppp pop para ppppppppppppppp pop que Dios ppp lo haga el más grande del p popular ppp o Pool ppppppp ppp o o p p p o por favor ppp o ppppppp p o p o p o ppppppp de ppppp o ppppppppppppppppp o ppppppppp Pool o ñ o p o p p p pppppppp p pp

[@pag0n]

♥️ from Malaysia..

[@bakitadorcas471]

Congo 🇨🇩terre de la musique qui traverse les continents. Bien que j’adore la version originale , mais celle-ci n’est pas mal non plus. Un rythme si entraînant 🎶💃🏾🎵🕺🏿❤️

[@shalbec3232]

🇨🇩❤💪🏾

[@thaifold]

Best regards from Hungary! I love that!

[@yasemincakir2810]

: )Hello from Turkey, thank you Africa! God bless you...and change time anymore 🐾🌍

[@catherinesmith8460]

Music sure makes the world a plesant place to live in

[@route6295]

Ja... Genau...

[@fenikjaheda8326]

Epic!

[@dnz6941]

if you're in a place where you're allowed to.

[@driguana100]

A Dr Nico classic!! One of the first tunes i heard when I arrived in West Africa in 1969...

[@orosenkrantz]

From Canada, thank you! ❤️🇨🇦

[@TheMauvaisehaleine]

Africaaaaa! Land of music hope and children smiling

[@maxamillionfrontiers9768]

"One good thing about music , when it hits you feel no pain, so hit me with music, hit me with music".....Bob Marley.
I felt this deep down in my soul.Thank you.Love from Jamaica🇯🇲

[@JOSECASTRO-bk2jf]

Bela música e que sincronismo

[@raddadray7535]

Oh so true

[@angeleedzigui3576]

Très belle mélodie même sans comprendre les paroles❤️❤️❤️ le rythme me rap3mon enfance avec le même titre Makambo ezali mokili mobimba.

[@gajoland1]

Love from CONNECTICUT

[@levihernandez6296]

De un Mexico americano con todo respeto que bonita musica y su gente hermosa que por sobre todo sonrie.
God bless all.

[@joycedirndl976]

Greetings from germany with🇩🇪Love.👍🙏. You touch my soul early in the morning.😊.

[@philtous-cours3622]

Merci bien pour cette visite d'une Afrique magnifique. Que de joie fait ressentir ces sourires de minos 🤗. Soutien & égalité des chances pour Tous. Ensemble, nous y arriverons ! Il faut !!

[@freevue]

Love Congolese Rhumba music. As seen and heard in Kampala, Uganda. Hakuna matata ! Thank you PFC

[@monykats]

Wells I wish Playing for change can work with Afrigo here in Uganda and they they fuse some of the Ugandan 70s songs

[@shalbec3232]

@@monykats i heard ugandan just like other african nation music style is inspired and influence from congolese music 😱 I did not know you guys like our music that much 🇨🇩❤

[@monykats]

@@shalbec3232 exactly Ugandan music is inspired from Congo. Since 50s just the new generation which came in the 90s changed but still the guitar playing is from the DRC

[@kimberlycarpenter7667]

Playing For Change always makes my heart sing! Thank you!!!

[@busterhyman103]

*South Florida Jumpin' Up.*

[@hazelmeyers9073]

GOD BLESS AFRICA AND ITS BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE😇🤗

[@antonynjogu8283]

Indeed the song that made the world pay attention to African Rhumba music. Thank you Grand Kalle Kabaselle

[@georgeodhiambo598]

Credit goes to Dechaud Mwamba who was the composer of the song.

[@michaellombard894]

Outstanding! As a drummer I drink this fantastic music! African rhythms! Delicious!!

[@maizacerqueiracerqueira5707]

Belo

[@kettymartire7660]

Belli.. Bravissimi.... Mettono allegria🤗🤗🤗😍😍😍😍💃💃💃💃

[@catherinesullivanandang9524]

Musiki eloko makasi ya solo! ❤️

[@malvarado9916]

Maravillosoooo!!! Saludos desde El Salvador

[@zenaidadenton8270]

Yea,yea Africa ,peace to the world,no hate,music,music say it all.

[@xrizolit29]

Я слышу и чувствую ....добро, тепло, искренность и любовь. Всем мира и света! С любовью из России.

[@franklineno8616]

God bless you,I appreciate the love...

[@bijaytamang7669]

Music is as vibrant as the Africans themselves. In other word- musical paradise - thats what Africa is!!!!

[@rauldiazarambula1127]

¡Bellísimo, bellísimo! No cabe duda que la música es hermosa en cualquier parte de nuestro planeta. Por ello es el lenguaje universal. Me emociona ver a mis hermanos africanos cantar esta hermosa melodía. Los mexicanos llevamos la sangre africana en nuestras venas y sus ritmos nos hacen latir el corazón. Un abrazo a toda África.

[@carmensantacruz2365]

Qué hermosa interpretación ,las voces un abrazo desde Colombia felicitaciones

[@generalimportsaread4808]

Rumba Congo¡¡¡¡¡Bravo¡¡¡¡¡¡Original¡¡¡¡¡Espectacular¡¡¡¡¡¡ nostalgia¡¡¡¡¡¡

[@shalbec3232]

🇨🇩❤💪🏾

[@rozatmuriel]

Magique et sublime 💜 merci

[@josemontoyapachas8263]

Muchas gracias por tan hermosa canción desde Perú siempre escuchándolos

[@Hitchhiker-tt4fy]

Viele Grüße aus Deutschland! Toll!

[@lulassong6524]

African + Latino, USA: SUPERB!♥️
Please keep these standards of Excellency!
Solveig

[@vivianaorellana5090]

Amo esta cancion! Re linda energia y ver la sonrisa y alegria de los niños hacen aun mas hermoso el video! 💗África💗

[@mainakingori1662]

This is by far my most favourite cover of this song. Love it ❤❤❤

[@rolfstade1233]

Schöne Music und eine wundervoll Culture habt ihr ihr in Eurem wunderschönen Land. Seringetie darf nicht sterben. Euer Continent muss wieder neu hergestellt werden
🤟🤘✌️👍❤️🙏♥️🍀🌹🌍🌏🌎🌹🍀♥️🙏❤️👍✌️🤘🤟

[@rolfstade1233]

Hope for pease and freedom around the world and Respekt for you all. Gemeinsam sind wir stark und erreichen was wir wollen. Gary kicking Wolf 🐺🐾🐾.

[@navokisembo]

The best of all time 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

[@ddhappysongs8706]

Beautiful!😊　Music unites us. God bless you all, from Japan. 🇯🇵

[@TheMauvaisehaleine]

África Kinshasa❤️

[@shalbec3232]

Merci 🇨🇩❤💪🏾

[@doubleedgedsword6956]

Hummmmm yes! Africa! 💙🙏💪

[@joseangelrubio6859]

Very good !! de España

[@marinatahir803]

Great combinations, from Malaysia 🇲🇾

[@Justin_LINGOLE2]

Congratulations to you❤❤❤❤.proud to be a DR congolese

[@Helen-sq2el]

Africa, desde Colombia S.A. un fraternal saludo y una tarima repleta de aplausos, festín y rumba¡¡¡ bravooooo, buenísimo, ricoooo... hizo a mis pies bailar y repetir. Gracias.

[@beppebarto6944]

Bella bella Bella!!!

[@chriswilliams71]

Universal language, I don’t understand the words, but feel the love and happiness in its making.

[@carolinagomez1808]

Que video tan sabroso. Gracias me alegraron el dia. Dios los bendiga y un abrazo a todos...

[@tamikoestomo3275]

From Java, Indonesia, applause and warm compliments!!!

[@bertsuema]

Love and supports 🇸🇳🇸🇳🇸🇳

[@MaGikGinHY]

Great Music thank you for sharing this and putting everyone together Rhumba love forever Mwana congo!

[@raddadray7535]

Man music makes so much magic.We are all so frigen blessed.love from Canada

[@awalbon]

I watch this at least 3-4 times a week to feed my soul!!

[@zakayusto119]

God bless Africa ..hope this comment will remain hear ..till next three generations will see it

[@freevue]

Remember wonderful Congolese Rhumba dance music like this in Kampala Uganda.

[@Mk94200]

I'm from Kampala, I know well what you are talking about. Most nostalgic!

[@ninaklein1335]

Precioso. Muchas gracias y Dios bendiga a los seres con ❤️

[@ShawwwHa]

🎶 🥳 🎉 🎵 🕺💃 🎶 🎊 🥳 🎵

[@camililla00023]

Solo amor a africa ! ♥️♥️👏👏👏

[@visaoperiferica4871]

parabéns maravilha 🙏🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

[@adamsaoud7191]

those kids need change indeed so cut and lovely i love u Africa but the kids are melting my heart everywhere not just in this song

[@joejoe9132]

Tokosss! 🇨🇩

[@shalbec3232]

🇨🇩❤💪🏾

[@DJYoue]

C'est magnifique, merci pour la musique, de tout le monde!

[@elenagabor9033]

Music unites people💗

[@lokuowegordon7654]

Awesome 👌! Mama Africa will always remain great in our hearts 💞!

[@Aristide369]

Cette chanson a traversé des années et des générations.

[@selwynjames8415]

Love from Antigua and Barbuda.

[@ericbitegye6143]

C'est à l'écoute que l'on sait que la langue française manque d'adjectifs qualificatifs.
Magnifique. J'imagine Papa Wemba poser sur cette mélodie.

[@carolinep.m.8979]

I loved this performance so much! Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful! It makes me dance and smile a lot! God bless you all, hugs with love from Brazil

[@RogerMain]

Les meilleurs ça c'est sûr et certain 💞

[@RogerMain]

De la Nouvelle-Écosse Canada 💞