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WHAT IS RUMBA?
SAMBA MAPANGALA: FROM CONGO TO THE WORLD
DJO DJO IKOMO DIES IN KINSHASA SHORTLY AFTER REUNITING WITH HIS KENYAN DAUGHTER
BON SAMARITAN LINGALA LYRICS WITH ENGLISH TRANSLATION
SUZANNA OWIYO’S JOURNEY TO THE TOP
M'BILIA BEL INJURED IN ROAD ACCIDENT
IS BENGA ON ITS WAY TO EXTINCTION?
FRANCO LUAMBO MAKIADI : 12600 LETTERS LYRICS WITH ENGLISH TRANSLATION
TSHALA MWANA NASI NABALI LYRICS WITH ENGLISH TRANSLATION
CHURCHES: THE NEW HOTSPOTS FOR AUTHENTIC MUSIC
CHRISTOPHER MONYONCHO: THE GUSII TOWERING MUSICAL ICON
KALENGA NZAZI: TWO YEARS ON, NAIROBI CAN'T FORGET THIS MANGELEPA SUPERSTAR
TESTAMENT YA BOWULE - SIMARO LUTUMBA, 1986 ENGLISH LYRICS TRANSLATION
THE VOICE THAT BRIDGED ODEMBA AND SOUKOUS
LIGHTS OFF FOR CHARLES OMUGA KABISAE
DO MUSICIANS DIE YOUNG? NOT JEANNOT BOMBENGA
MUZINA LYRICS WITH ENGLISH TRANSLATION - TABU LEY ROCHEREAU & AFRISA INTRNATIONAL
KANDA BONGOMAN’S FOOTPRINTS IN NAIROBI
THE KENYAN SOUKOUS GUITARIST - (ROLAND ISESE)
PESA POSITION ENGLISH LYRICS - MADILU SYSTEM
WHAT IS RUMBA?
SAMBA MAPANGALA: FROM CONGO TO THE WORLD
DJO DJO IKOMO DIES IN KINSHASA SHORTLY AFTER REUNITING WITH HIS KENYAN DAUGHTER
BON SAMARITAN LINGALA LYRICS WITH ENGLISH TRANSLATION
SUZANNA OWIYO’S JOURNEY TO THE TOP
M'BILIA BEL INJURED IN ROAD ACCIDENT
IS BENGA ON ITS WAY TO EXTINCTION?
FRANCO LUAMBO MAKIADI : 12600 LETTERS LYRICS WITH ENGLISH TRANSLATION
TSHALA MWANA NASI NABALI LYRICS WITH ENGLISH TRANSLATION
CHURCHES: THE NEW HOTSPOTS FOR AUTHENTIC MUSIC
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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,......
Madilu's 17th Anniversary
August 11, 2024 - 07:55 AM
MADILU'S 17th ANNIVERSARY.Today marks another year of celebrating and remembering the legend, Jean de Dieu Makiese Alias Madilu System. It's now 17 years since he passed on. He was once a member of the seminal band TPOK Jazz which dominated the Congolese scene from the 1960s to 1980s. The legend's alluring and much-informing songs Matata ya Mwasi, Si Je Savaic Ca, Nzele, Vice versa, Coesure Bureau, RTC River, Ya Jean, Colonisation, and many others are still perfect and irreplaceable. Your alluring voice is charming to many and will forever remain with us. Continue RIEP Le grand Ninja. Next Track Listen to Jabulani Radio Track......
Biography of Verckys
August 02, 2024 - 05:52 PM
Biography of Verckys & Orchestra Vévé. Georges Kiamuangana was born in Kisantu, Bas-Congo on 19 May 1944. He took the name Verckys after being impressed with American sax player King Curtis and he heard the name "Curtis" as "Verckys." He started out in 1962 with Los Cantina, then Jamel Jazz. He joined Paul Ebengo a.k.a. Dewayon's Congo-Rock before joining OK Jazz in 1963 with some musicians from the band of Gerard Kazembe: Christophe Djali, trumpet, singer Henriette Boranzima, and Dele Pedro. Georges became Franco's right-hand man and delighted audiences with his onstage antics and wild clothes. But when Franco was away in Europe in 1968 he took a splinter group with......
Awilo Longomba Biography
June 29, 2024 - 09:00 PM
AWILO LONGOMBA BIOGRAPHYLouis Albert William Longomba (born May 5, 1962), known professionally as Awilo Longomba, was born in Kinshasa (formally, Léopoldville). He is a Congolese soukous singer, composer, drummer, songwriter, dancer, and producer. The third son of Vicky Longomba and maternal uncle of French player Claude Makélélé, William is known for his avant-garde "techno-soukous" and performances. His father was from the Mongo region of Ecuador and his mother was also from the Ecuador region of Ngombe and Congo-Brazzaville. His father, Vicky Longomba, was the famous lead singer and one of the founders of the......
TP OK Jazz members.
June 03, 2024 - 08:41 AM
T.P. OK Jazz, also known as Tout Puissant Orchestre Kinshasa, was a prominent Congolese rumba and soukous band that played a significant role in shaping the music landscape of Africa. Founded in the late 1950s by the legendary guitarist Franco Luambo Makiadi, T.P. OK Jazz became one of the most popular bands in Africa, known for their infectious rhythms, melodic guitar lines, and energetic performances. Below is an alphabetic list of other former TP OK Jazz members: Adamo Seye Kadimoke. Aime Kiwakana Talented singer and composer of Eperduement and Loboko Zoba. Albino Kalombo. Alphone Epayo. Antoine Armando Brazzos: Rhythm guitarist and founder member of OK Jazz. Baniel Bambo: One......
The Unsung Icon, Pepe Kalle
May 31, 2024 - 11:58 AM
THE UNSUNG MUSICAL ICONPEPE KALE Biography CONGO, Democratic Republic of Pépé Kallé, sometimes written as Pepe Kalle (November 30, 1951 – November 28, 1998) was a leading soukous singer, musician, and bandleader from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.Pépé Kallé was born Kabasele Yampanya in Kinshasa (then Léopoldville) in the Belgian Congo, but later assumed his pseudonym in hommage to his mentor, Le Grand Kallé.With a multi-octave vocal range and a dynamic stage presence, the 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) and 136 kg (300 lb) vocalist recorded more than 300 songs and twenty albums during his two-decade-long career. Known......
Genesis of the Tp Ok Jazz Band
May 30, 2024 - 11:00 AM
GENESIS OF THE TP OK JAZZ BANDIn June 1956, Franco, Jean Serge Essous, and De La Lune, who were all session musicians at the Loningisa Studios, got together to form a band that they named Ok Jazz. The name originated from the bar in which they played which was named OK bar. But the name Ok could also be taken to mean Orchestra Kinois.Essous was a talented hornsman playing both the clarinet and the saxophone. Other original band members were bassist Roitelet, percussionists La Monta LiBerlin and Pandy, guitarist Dessoin and vocalist Rossignol.The band, then consisting of a bunch of eager beaver teenagers soon caught the imagination of the Zairean public. Pretty soon it was apparent that they......
TP OK JAZZ BAND BIOGRAPHY
May 20, 2024 - 11:44 AM
Biography of the great O.K. Jazz. Distinguished Congolese rumba band, formed in 1956; disbanded in 1993. Classic late fifties lineup: Antoine "Brazzos" Armando (born Kinshasa Apr. 21, 1935; guitar), Nicolas "Dessoin" Bosuma (born Mbandaka, Congo-Kinshasa, July 11, 1936; died Kinshasa 1990; conga), " Franco" Luambo Makiadi(born Sona Bata, Congo-Kinshasa, July 6, 1938; died Brussels, Oct. 12, 1989; guitar), Edouard "Edo" Ganga (born Brazzaville, Oct. 27, 1933; vocal), Célestin "Célio" Kouka (born Brazzaville, 1930s; maracas, vocal), Victor "Vicky" Longomba(born Kinshasa, Dec. 13, 1932; died Kinshasa Mar. 12, 1988; vocal), Daniel "De La Lune" Lubelo (born Mambenga,......
MBILIA BEL BIOGRAPHY
May 18, 2024 - 12:00 AM
Real name, (M'bilia Mboyo, Marie-Claire), is a Congolese singer; born in Kinshasa, Aug. 14, 1959. M'bilia dropped out of school in 1977, at the age of seventeen, to accept a position in the troupe of singers and dancers that accompanied the grand dame of Congolese music, Abeti. Well-seasoned after four years with Abeti, she joined Sam Mangwana for a series of concerts around Congo-Kinshasa (then known as Zaire). Near the end of 1981, as the Mangwana tour came to a close, Mbilia auditioned for Tabu Ley, leader of the Congolese rumba band, Afrisa. Ley hired her on the spot, giving her the stage name Mbilia Bel.Mbilia's sexy good looks and limpid soprano revitalized Afrisa and sent its......
Le Grand Maitre Franco Luambo Luanzo Makiadi
May 09, 2024 - 12:00 PM
LE GRAND MAITRE FRANCO LUAMBO LUANZO MAKIADI RHUMBA LEGEND (1938 - 1989) Did you know that Franco had several marriages which resulted in 18 children of which 17 were girls? He released more than 150 albums and composed close to 1,200 songs in his 37 years of music career. Franco was born on 6th July 1938 in Sona-Bata village in the current Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). His genre was Rhumba music and was a singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Franco was known for his mastery of Rhumba and was nicknamed the "sorcerer of Guitar". His Father Joseph Emongo was a railroad worker and his mother sold homemade bread at the local market. He began his musical career at a tender......
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