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“This superb release is Ras Willie’s debut. If you dare to give new sounds a chance, this powerful disc will knock you out. If you can’t find Songs of Joy, order it. It’ll be worth your while.” | “This superb release is Ras Willie’s debut. If you dare to give new sounds a chance, this powerful disc will knock you out. If you can’t find Songs of Joy, order it. It’ll be worth your while.” | ||
==Discography== | |||
===Lunda Lunda album (2001)=== | ===Lunda Lunda album (2001)=== | ||
His 2001 album ''Lunda Lunda'' won him several awards including Best Traditional National Award at the AZAMI Awards and a nomination at the Kora All Africa Music Awards. The title-track of the album talks about the Luba-Lunda migration with Ras Willie saying music was inspired by the mystics of [[Mwata Kazembe]] and the [[Mutomboko]] dance. | His 2001 album ''Lunda Lunda'' won him several awards including Best Traditional National Award at the AZAMI Awards and a nomination at the Kora All Africa Music Awards. The title-track of the album talks about the Luba-Lunda migration with Ras Willie saying music was inspired by the mystics of [[Mwata Kazembe]] and the [[Mutomboko]] dance. | ||
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===Songs of Joy album (1993)=== | ===Songs of Joy album (1993)=== | ||
In 1993, Willie released his first album ''Songs of Joy'' and was was distributed the world over by Teal Records. The album hit number one in Japan on the African music charts. | In 1993, Willie released his first album ''Songs of Joy'' and was was distributed the world over by Teal Records. The album hit number one in Japan on the African music charts. | ||
==Death== | ==Death== | ||
