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# Mango Jam (with Mango Groove) | # Mango Jam (with Mango Groove) | ||
# Songs of Joy — 1993 | # Songs of Joy — 1993 | ||
# Luba Lunda | # Luba Lunda — 2001 | ||
# Luba Lunda | # Luba Lunda II: ''Sweet Africa'' — 2006 | ||
===Songs of Joy album (1993)=== | ===Songs of Joy album (1993)=== | ||
In 1993, Willie released the 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 and went as far as hitting the record stores in Jamaica. | In 1993, Willie released the 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 and went as far as hitting the record stores in Jamaica. | ||
===Luba Lunda | ===Luba Lunda album (2001)=== | ||
His 2001 album ''Luba 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 ''Luba 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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| rowspan=1 | 1997 | | rowspan=1 | 1997 | ||
| KORA All Africa Music Awards | | KORA All Africa Music Awards | ||
| Best | | Best Traditional Award — ''Luba Lunda'' | ||
| {{nom}} | | {{nom}} | ||
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