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ADIA LYRICS WITH ENGLISH TRANSLATION
THE INDISPENDABLE VOICE
A PIONEER KENYAN MUSICIAN
RECORD COMPANIES PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE EVOLUTION OF RUMBA
A NIGHT WITH JAMNAZI IN SOY
TSHALA MUANA DEZO DEZO LYRICS WITH ENGLISH TRANSLATION
SHOW ME THE WAY BY PAPA WEMBA LYRICS WITH ENGLISH TRANSLATION
THE TOWERING FIGURE OF KENYAN MUSIC
BIOGRAPHY OF THE "FATHER OF CONGOLESE MUSIC"
A MELODIOUS VOICE THAT TALKS TO THE HEART
THE GUITAR AND THE VOICE: REVISITING THE LEGACIES OF TABU LEY & FRANCO LUAMBO MAKIADI and Franco
KWAMY MUNSI: THE UNTOLD STORY
JIMMY CLIFF: REGGAE ICON & GLOBAL CITIZEN PASSES AWAY
KIMPA KISANGAMENI LYRICS TRANSLATION BY FRANCO ET TPOK JAZZ
GUNS AND GUITARS: THE STORY OF MAROON COMMANDOS
MYTH, MUSIC & MIGHTY FRAME
VETERAN MAROON COMMANDOS MUSICIAN DIES
KENYAN COAST: WHERE THE COUNTRY’S MUSIC ROOSTS
JOE MOPERO DIES
FROM STUDIO TO PARLIAMENT
ADIA LYRICS WITH ENGLISH TRANSLATION
THE INDISPENDABLE VOICE
A PIONEER KENYAN MUSICIAN
RECORD COMPANIES PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE EVOLUTION OF RUMBA
A NIGHT WITH JAMNAZI IN SOY
TSHALA MUANA DEZO DEZO LYRICS WITH ENGLISH TRANSLATION
SHOW ME THE WAY BY PAPA WEMBA LYRICS WITH ENGLISH TRANSLATION
THE TOWERING FIGURE OF KENYAN MUSIC
BIOGRAPHY OF THE "FATHER OF CONGOLESE MUSIC"
A MELODIOUS VOICE THAT TALKS TO THE HEART
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THE MAGIC IN NYBOMA'S VOCALS
December 08, 2024 - 08:05 PM
In a tète-à-tète with one top Congolese musician who has worked with almost all the genre's big bands, he confided to Jabulani that Nyboma was the greatest singer DRC ever had. The musician who had wished to remain anonymous opened up that Nyboma's smooth high tenor is ranked top notched in the industry and thus the explanation there was a scramble for him in the early 1970s, with everyone salivating for a bit of the singing sensation. To buttress his point, the said musician threw in two songs, Kamale which Nyboma did with Orchestra Lipua Lipua, and Ayi Djo which he did with Orchestra Kamale. Indeed, Nyboma's singing prowess in the two songs is very exceptional. To......
11 YEARS, AGO TABULEY RESTED
November 30, 2024 - 01:41 AM
"In my entire career, I've done more than 2,000 songs" Tabuley told Obachi Machoka of Roga Roga, a rumba radio show by Citizen Radio of Nairobi. "Do you know all the songs?" The veteran radio presenter asked shockingly, in response. "I can't mention them all, off head, but if you play any of my songs, I will tell you that's my song He responded. From reputable sources, corroborated by enumerating by Jabulani radio on what's available of his discography, the number seems an outright exaggeration, but that doesn't in any way erode the near god-ship status that Tabuley holds in the heart of music lovers. Born Pascal Emmanuel Simamoyi Tabou, in Bagata, Kwilu Province in Congo,......
THE BAOBAB OF BANGO
November 23, 2024 - 07:19 AM
With 70 years on stage, blowing the saxophone and singing to entertain revelers, Mzee Ngala is undoubtedly a musical baobab in the country. The huge fig has survived turbulent winds that brought others down. He has been there and seen it all. He could be the oldest performing musician in the country. That's not all he pioneered a genre, made it popular, and even got it ingrained in the coastal cultures to become an integral part of their social-cultural heritage. It isn't strange to hear a local say 'Harusi si harusi bila Bango', (a wedding is incomplete without bango). We trace the genesis of the musical journey of Mzee Ngala to 1955, when he dropped out of Shimo La Tewa Secondary......
THE MAGNET THAT PULLS
November 22, 2024 - 07:00 PM
THE MYSTERIOUS MAGNET THAT PULLS.When veteran Telezaire broadcaster Lukunku Nsampu asked Franco who was on stage, while pointing at the late Mayaula Mayoni, Franco responded by introducing Mayaula as a former footballer who went to Europe for higher education and then converted to be a musician. Lukunku: Amoni mosolo (He's seen money in music?) Franco: Mosolo te. Elengi! (Not money but pleasure) Mayaula Mayoni was born in Kinshasa in 1946 and began his education in the local schools. He was a great footballer and featured for the country's team AS Vita and even the national team Leopards, which played in the FIFA World Cup of 1974. He later joined his father, who was a......
PAPA NOEL NEDULE BIOGRAPHY
November 12, 2024 - 05:58 PM
PAPA NOEL NEDULE BIOGRAPHY BIRTH & EARLY LIFE Papa Noel Nedule, born Antoine Nedule Monswet on December 29, 1940, in Kinshasa, DRC, was the son of a Lari father from Congo Brazzaville and a mother from the DRC. GENESIS OF A MUSICAL JOURNEY Papa Noel’s musical journey began early in life. Along with his fellow musician Celi Bitshou, he learned guitar from Bitshou's uncle, Daniel Loubelo (AKA De La Lune), a respected co-founder of OK JAZZ and Bantou Orch. This formative experience helped shape his distinctive guitar style. ADOPTING THE NAME NOEL Contrary to popular belief, Papa Noel did not adopt the name Noel because he was born on Christmas Day. Instead, he drew......
NYOKA LONGO'S RELEVANCE OVER TIME
November 03, 2024 - 03:19 PM
NYOKA LONGO'S RELEVANCE OVER TIME QUESTION What's the reason that Nyoka Longa is the one that remained out of anyone else? He doesn't strike me as the most talented at the time when there was Evoloko and Papa Wemba. What made it that he stood the test of time and became the face of Zaiko? Was he already somewhat the face of Zaiko back then? Is he musically included and knows how to play a few instruments? What is it about the guy? ANSWER Zaiko was founded because of Papa Wemba's voice with Pedro Felix Manuaku (who came from the previous called Belguide which was disbanded by the founders of Zaiko after discovering Papa Wemba) and Papa Wemba(then called Jules Presley) being the......
REMI: ANOTHER SIMARO?
October 20, 2024 - 02:21 PM
REMI: ANOTHER SIMARO? Music is just music. Great vocals, great rhymes, and great instrumentation, maybe expertly done guitar works by extremely creative musicians, great saxophone, etc., etc. Music is also meant to be danced to, which explains the void of logic in some lyrics. In fact, some music, like Jazz, does not even have lyrics at all; instead, it is an instrumental conversation between the percussions and the wind instruments. Music remains just that until, one introduces the late Congolese music legend, Simaro Lutumba who introduced a unique aspect of rumba Congolaise, with compositions that are philosophical and analytical. Despite equally having inspiring instrumentation......
THE BIG BRAINS
October 03, 2024 - 05:05 PM
THE BRAINS BEHIND THE SUCCESS OF FRANCO As the clock ticks towards his 35th anniversary, musicologists and lovers of music are still marveling at how this legendary musician managed to achieve this rare feat of growing such a magnificent stature in the world of music. It is worth pointing out that as much as there is a consensus that Franco was immensely talented; there is consensus that music is generally teamwork and he wouldn't have achieved a fraction of his success if he had not surrounded himself with a team of talented and dedicated musicians, scattered in several specialties. Who are these, and what were their contributions to the band's success? SIMARO LUTUMBA......
MUSICAL CITADEL
September 24, 2024 - 12:51 PM
COASTAL KENYA: THE CITADEL OF THE COUNTRY'S MUSIC The death of Teddy Kalanda further lays bare the pivotal position that the Kenyan Coast has played in the country's music as the citadel of talent. Picture this: One of Them Mushroom's long-term guitarists, Willy Mazera, was once, in the early 1980s, a LUNNA KIDI soloist. In that era, the Ochieng Kabaselle lead band also featured Adam Ndaro Solomon and John Jilo on rhythm guitar and bass, respectively. Adam Ndaro Solomon, presently a resident of Canada, shuffled solo and rhythm with Willy Mazera, and possibly John Jilo played bass and drums as well. With such development, it means that in those days, the LUNNA Kidi, a supposedly Benga band......
NTESA: FRANCO'S TOWERING SINGER WITH A GOLDEN VOICE
September 24, 2024 - 12:40 PM
FRANCO'S TOWERING SINGER WITH A GOLDEN VOICE 'Hey there, some biscuits for you here.' These are someone's words to a young daughter of his neighbor. Apparently, the young girl was born just recently, as everyone knows, but now that she has a tiny bulge on her chest in the form of developing breath, this hungry tiger has seen a potential lover in her. This man winks at her at every opportunity, and he also drives around with sweets and biscuits in his car, to distribute them to her each he encounters her. This is a narration of Ntesa Dalienst in his song 'Losolo ya Adamu' which he recorded with OK Jazz of Franco in the late 1970s. Ntesa was a prolific composer and vocalist with OKJ......
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