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KOFFI OLOMIDE EARLY MUSICAL CAREER

September 11, 2024 - 06:58 PM KOFFI OLOMIDE EARLY MUSICAL CAREER BRIEF Biography of Olomide, Koffi (Agbepa Mumba, Antoine), Congolese singer and band leader; born Kisangani, Congo-Kinshasa, Aug. 13, 1956. Growing up in Kinshasa Olomide played a little guitar and listened to the music of the day including the great Tabu Ley whose style he admired. As a teenager he followed the band Zaiko Langa Langa, eventually striking up a friendship with singer Papa Wemba. By the time Olomide finished secondary school in the late seventies, Wemba had his own band, Viva la Musica. Olomide hung out with the band and contributed backing vocals on a few of its recordings.In 1978, with help from a Kinshasa promoter, Olomide cut a......

LES MANGELEPA - NYAKO KONYA LYRICS WITH ENGLISH TRANSLATION

September 09, 2024 - 05:30 PM LES MANGELEPA NYAKO KONYA LYRICS WITH TRANSLATION Motema mpe mabanzo - My heart [is full of] thoughts (literally: my heart and thoughts)Mabanzo ekotinda ngai namela poison - thoughts will drive me to take poisonSoki nakufi bandeko - when i die, my brothersBokamwa te - don't be surprisedNzela na ngai ya bomoi - my life pathEkei pamba - has been in vainMotema moto moto - my heart is on fireMabala ya bomwana - childish marriagesEleki makambo - are full of problemsBampasi nakomona - i'm in such painNalembi kobondela - [that] I'm weary of asking for helpMotema mpe mabanzo - my heart [is full of] thoughts (literally: my heart and thoughts)Nameka kopesa mokongo - I try to turn my back on itnamemi......

HOW JOSKY FOUND HIS SINGING EQUILIBRIUM

September 08, 2024 - 04:12 PM JOSKY KIAMBUKUTABy The Monk Josky Kiambukuta, who died on March 7, 2021, in a clinic in Ngaliema, found his musical home at Franco's OK Jazz (OKJ) after two stints with Nico’s African Fiesta Sukisa in the late 1960s and Orchestre Continental in 1971 and 1972. Sampling three songs he performed, one with each of the three bands, clearly shows why OKJ was his ultimate musical home. The first song is Orchestre Continental’s "Mama na Nicole," a composition by Bopol Mansiamina dedicated to his girlfriend. Josky sings lead vocals, backed by Wuta Mayi. The second song is "Bolingo ya Sens Unique," his own composition with African Fiesta Sukisa in 1969, performed as a solo. The......

Biography of the "FATHER OF CONGOLESE MUSIC"

September 03, 2024 - 04:34 PM Kabasele, Joseph "Le Grand Kalle" (Kabasele Tshamala), celebrated Congolese singer and band leader; born Matadi, Congo-Kinshasa, Dec. 16, 1930; died Kinshasa, Feb. 11, 1983.Kabasele was born to a prominent Congolese family that included Joseph Malula, who rose to become a cardinal in the Catholic church. As one of the period's better-educated Congolese—he completed secondary school—Kabasele gained employment as a typist at a succession of commercial firms in colonial Léopoldville (Kinshasa). Music was his true calling, however, and he found an opportunity to pursue it around 1950 at a new recording studio called Opika. There he joined the aggregation of session musicians......

Biography of Sam Mangwana.

August 28, 2024 - 09:16 PM Biography of Sam Mangwana. Superb Congolese singer and songwriter; was born on 21 February 1945 in then Leopoldville, now Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the largest city in that country. His father was a native of Zimbabwe and Sam's mother was a native of neighboring Angola. Mangwana made his professional debut in 1963 with a brief turn at the mic behind Tabu Ley Rochereauin the Congo-Kinshasa rumba band African Fiesta. Almost immediately the wanderlust that would mark his career and earn him the epithet "pigeon voyageur" began to surface. He crossed the Congo River to Brazzaville where he formed a short-lived group called Los Batchichas and worked with......

Powerful Man Who Jailed Franco

August 23, 2024 - 03:25 PM STORY OF A POWERFUL MAN WHO BRUSHED SHOULDERS WITH FRANCO Franco's longest stint in prison was not because of a political song. It happened in 1978 when Franco released two songs on Cassette. The two songs Helene and Jacky were deemed shocking and immoral. He was summoned by the then Attorney General Kengo wa Dondo to explain himself. Franco defended himself vigorously suggesting that there was nothing immoral about the songs. They then summoned his mother Mbonga Makiesse to determine if the songs were immoral. Franco is said to have pleaded with them not to involve his mother. Mama Makiesse listened to the songs and reacted in shock. Franco was sentenced to 6 months. Ten of his musicians,......

Mokolo Nakokufa by Tabuley Rochereau Lyrics With English Translation.

August 22, 2024 - 07:55 AM MOKOLO NAKOKUFA (THE DAY I WILL DIE) BY TABULEY ROCHEREAU Mokolo mosusu nga nakanisinaloti lokola ngai nakolalaaaaaah mamaaaah mokolo nakokufa Aaah (Another day when I was thinking about how things will be the day I will die (will be gone)I dreamt (imagined) how I was lying deadaaaaah mama aaah, the day I will die) Instrumentals Mokolo na kokufa nani akolela ngai,na koyeba teee ooh nani namilela aaahliwa ya nzamba soki mpe liwa yambokaliwa ya mbaki soki mpe liwa ya mayi oooohmamaaaaah, mokolo na kokufa (The day I will die who will cry (weep) for meI don't know who will......

Kimpa Kisangameni by Franco Luambo - Lyrics (English Translation)

August 20, 2024 - 01:57 AM KIMPA KISANGAMENI BY FRANCO MAKIADI Uluoanga mau mame eeh!(These issues that you usually talk about)Kimpa kisangameni mama kuna zulu eeh,(has prominently to reveal itself up their mother)kindoki kisangameni mama kuna zulu eeh!(the witchcraft has prominently revealed itself up their mother) Mbisi zi mpipa luta teka hein ! , hehehehein?(You are selling fish at night hey!)Malafu ma mpipa luta teka hein !, hehehehein?(You claim to sell beer at night)Mimpuka mi mpipa luta teka hein !, hehehehein?(You claim to sell flour at night)Suni mi bantu luta mina hein!, hehehehein?(yet you swallow people's flesh)Makasu ma mpipa luta caba hein !, hehehehein?(You claim to sell cola nuts at......

Remembering Tony Msalame: A Pioneer of Kenyan Radio Entertainment

August 17, 2024 - 10:03 PM The late Tony Msalame was an authentic entertainer, both in radio studios and on the TV show Tushauriane. Many Kenyans of a certain age will remember Tony as the signature voice of the early days of Metro FM radio at KBC. Teaming up with younger DJs like Lucy Nduta, Angela Obino, Anne Lamayan, and Kenyan-Congolese Dr. Harry Kabecha, African music, including Lingala and Benga, flourished at Metro FM. Tony was an accomplished broadcaster, effortlessly acting on TV and presenting shows like Jazz Hour on radio and Rhythm and Blues with Fayaz Qureishi. His show, Zum Zum Kipindi cha Kuongeza Maarifa, which he co-hosted with Kenyan-Tanzanian Tido Mhando, was in a league of its own. On Sunday......

Lingala Moment

August 14, 2024 - 02:50 PM LINGALA MOMENT 1. Come to the house – yaka na ndako.2. If I see another person – soki namoni moto mosusu.3. You forgot the way you used to follow me – Obosanaki ndenge olandaki ngai.4. I came but I did not find you – nayaki kasi nakutaki yo te.5. Have you found the happiness you were looking for? – Ozuwi bisengo olukaki?6. Have you read this book? – Otangi buuku oyo?7. This is my husband, the father of my children – Oyo azali mobali nangai, tata ya bana nangai.8. Where are you from? – Owuti wapi?9. That house had no window – ndako wana ezalaki na lininisa te10. We are here to learn the Lingala language – Tozali awa koyekola......

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Powerful Man Who Jailed Franco

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KOFFI OLOMIDE EARLY MUSICAL CAREER

LES MANGELEPA - NYAKO KONYA LYRICS WITH ENGLISH TRANSLATION

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Biography of the "FATHER OF CONGOLESE MUSIC"

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Powerful Man Who Jailed Franco

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