Songs for the Poor Man: Green Vinyl LP 60s Sims and Planningtorock

Sims and Planningtorock

There I Wander

” Richly subtle

says Kiely)

covering the period of the band's greatest commercial success

Songs for the Poor Man: Green Vinyl LP 60s Sims and PlanningtorockRemmy Ongala was a social justice warrior, a man whose lyrics articulated the socio cultural concerns of his people. Born in the Belgian Congo before it became Zaire and then the DRC, the singer guitarist rose to superstar status in his adopted country of Tanzania, where he was known, simply, as the Doctor. With the sprawling Orchestre Super Matimila he mixed sparkling Congolese soukous with Tanzanian rhythms and touches of funk, soul and Latin music.