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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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NÈNÈ TCHAKOU BIOGRAPHY
June 19, 2024 - 09:25 AM
NÈNÈ TCHAKOU BIOGRAPHY Real Name: Nene Mbendi Mandosa Birth: 1957, Banana, Bas Congo region, Democratic Republic of Congo Early Music Career Tchakou's music journey began early in his teenage years, influenced by his surroundings and a group of youngsters whose parents were affiliated with the army. His professional career took a significant step forward in 1973 when he joined Bella Nigrita, where he composed his first song. His reputation as a talented guitarist started to grow during this time. In 1981, he became a member of the popular group Langa Langa Stars, where he began performing under the stage name 'Tchakou' (meaning parrot). Concurrently, he also......
TPOK JAZZ MEMBERS
June 03, 2024 - 06:41 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......
MATATA YA MWASI NA MOBALILYRICS WITH ENGLISH TRANSLATION
June 03, 2024 - 06:24 AM
Introduction This song was released in 1976 as a single LP on the “Editions Populaires” series. Synopsis A couple tries to solve the problem between them. After discerning the problem, they have come to a compromise and each accepts their share of the responsibility. But the man wishes to lament the injustice created by God, that man is the only provider and has to endure problems created by women. He further insists on the right granted to him by the dowry over his wife’ Intro Oh oh nasali nini oh?.Senzela mwana moninga ozui ngai na mpasi.Batela ngai na ntango likambo bamona.Bondela ngai soki nasaliki,mwasi alingaka présence ya mobali. (Oh what did I do?......
THE UNSUNG MUSICAL ICON
May 31, 2024 - 09:58 AM
PEPE 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 affectionately as "the elephant......
GENESIS OF THE TP OK JAZZ BAND
May 30, 2024 - 09:00 AM
In 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 were destined for greater......
THE HISTORY OF MADILU SYSTEM (The Great Ninja)
May 22, 2024 - 09:00 PM
BirthHe was born on 28th May 1950 as Jean de Dieu Makiese in Léopoldville (Currently Kinshasa), the capital City of Belgian Congo later Zaire(and now DRC). Early Life & The start of his musical journeyJean de Dieu Makiese grew up a very active boy. During the 1960s when Jean came of age the city had a vibrant and highly competitive music scene.In 1969, Jean Makiese joined a Rumba band called Orchestra Simba and spent the next few years honing skills in Papa Noel's band Bamboula, Festival de Maquisard (with Mangwana Sam), and in 1971 he joined Fagus Izeidi's band Fiesta Popular. The Name MadiluWhen Fagus Izeidi formed Fiesta Popular in 1971 he recruited......
LE GLAS A SONNÉ by TABU LEY (LYRICS and TRANSLATION)
May 20, 2024 - 04:00 PM
LE GLAS A SONNÉ by TABU LEY (LYRICS and TRANSLATION) INTRODUCTION: This song was part of the Exil Ley album which Tabu Ley recorded while in political exile. He had to flee the Congo for his safety after he criticized then-President Mobutu Sese Seko much to the latter’s fury.This is a moving song in which Tabu Ley recounts the tribulations that his country, the Democratic Republic of Congo has gone through since independence.He talks about how the Congolese fought off Belgian colonialism. But instead of seizing the opportunity to build the country, the Congolese leaders turned against each other. As a result, the wealth of the nation was wasted especially be the selfish......
ANTOINE EVOLOKO BITUMBA BOLAY NGOY
May 20, 2024 - 10:08 AM
Antoine Evoloko Bitumba Bolay Ngoy aka Anto Nickel, Lay-Lay, Atshuamo, Tonton Bokulaka, Jocker, Nkumu, Abrahama is a singer born May 20, 1954 in Kinshasa, Congo. He is recognized as one of the first superstars of modern Congolese music and one of the musicians who marked modern African popular music.He made his debut in the Zaiko Langa Langa (1969-1974)Talking about Evoloko Abraham Atshwamo Lau Lay Jocker doesn't elicit a lot of emotions in the present generation. Notwithstanding the man's personality, there's no doubt that Evoloko is a talented singer, songwriter, and composer. His voice is probably one of the best voices that adorned Rumba Music in Zaire and the......
TP OK JAZZ BAND BIOGRAPHY
May 20, 2024 - 09:44 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,......
BAVON MARIE MARIE SIONGO
May 19, 2024 - 05:00 PM
Bavon Marie-Marie Siongo traversed Congolese music history at full throttle. In only twenty-six years, a lot of things happened: he matured, made himself a name despite being in the shadow of a very famous elderly brother, and posthumously became a musical icon amongst the souls who lit up the skies in the 1970s. Yet, his story leaves a bitter taste as well as a feeling of incompleteness and total loss… Just over fifty years ago, the life of a talented boy came to a screeching halt. This comet-like life began in Kinshasa on May 27, 1944. After the death of his father, Marie-Marie was raised alone by his mother in the “Far West” neighborhood (today’s Ngiri-Ngiri......
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