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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
ANOTHER BENGA SUPERSTAR FROM THE MOUNTAIN
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
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SAMBA MAPANGALA: FROM CONGO TO THE WORLD
September 25, 2025 - 10:48 PM
"Samba is easily the greatest of all Congolese musicians ever to set base in Nairobi," opines Jacob Owiyo, a football coach and music fan from Nairobi. He goes ahead to expound on the factors that make him come to that conclusion, beginning with Samba’s natural singing voice. Apart from being a vocalist, Jacob, who first met Samba in Mombasa in 1977, says Samba mostly composed songs themed on subjects that resonated with society, making his songs everyone’s favourite. That’s not all. He explains that Samba did several of his songs in Kiswahili, and this endeared him to Kenyans more than...
SUZANNA OWIYO’S JOURNEY TO THE TOP
September 17, 2025 - 05:35 AM
"Kisumu 100," a song by Suzanna Owiyo, was all the organizers of the Kisumu centenary celebrations needed. The song summed up the story of the city in a brief but conclusive narration. The fusion of traditional Luo beats, which are dominant in the region, with touches of modernity, capped it off well. This song tells the history of a city that began as an arena for barter trade, or "Sumo," where communities exchanged the goods they produced for those from their neighbors. It wasn’t until the railway arrived that the traditional sounds which defined the area began to disappear, gradually giving way to modern influences. "Ndege aidho tera Winam yeeh Aidho gari tera Wigot Mtoka aidho......
THE VOICE THAT BRIDGED ODEMBA AND SOUKOUS
August 11, 2025 - 10:33 AM
It is truly strange how rumba fans shy away from admitting that Madilu Systeme's 1993 album, Sans Commentaire, is one of the greatest musical albums to ever grace the world of music. It's really weird. The composition, the arrangement, the instrumentation, the singing—everything is so on point. The transition from the 1980s TPOK's Madilu into the 1990s soukous Madilu is one of the most remarkable transitions in music. Just listen to “Autoroute” from start to end. Back in my days in Chad, a guy we lived with in the camp said that nobody transitioned to the climax better than Madilu. Madilu is the only artist whose music speaks to your body, mind, and soul. These are the......
WHAT IF FRANCO LUAMBO WAS ALIVE?
July 14, 2025 - 10:41 PM
Franco Luambo Luanzo Makiadi, the brightest star in the constellation that is Congolese music, was born on July 6, 1938. Were he alive today, he would be celebrating his 87th birthday. One cannot help but wonder—had death not stolen this immense talent from the Democratic Republic of Congo, the land of musical gods, where would he be today? Eighty-seven years is a long time. Most likely, he would have long retired. That’s a whole 27 years past the official retirement age in Kenya and many other countries. It is generally accepted that by age 60, age has taken its toll, and most people are well beyond their peak productivity. However, in music, some players stay in the game much......
A RISE TO THE TOP AGAINST ALL ODDS
May 12, 2025 - 04:49 PM
The Story of Malian music star, Salif Keita In a recent interview with Jabulani Radio, one physically disabled musician recounted every detail of his musical journey, explaining how he had a difficult childhood. However, he later requested that nothing about his disability be included in his story. This is clear evidence that, despite living in a more enlightened society, disability is still viewed through the same lens as it was in the past, when communities hid such children under the assumption that they were bad omens or brought shame to the family. These are the kinds of challenges that Salif Keita faced. Social ostracism, health complications due to albinism, and being born into a......
KASONGO LYRICS WITH ENGLISH TRANSLATION
April 08, 2025 - 04:00 PM
KASONGO LYRICS WITH ENGLISH TRANSLATION BY ORCHESTRE SUPER MAZEMBE [Chorus] Kasongo ye ye ee Mobali na ngai [my husband]Kasongo nga nawe oo [Kasongo I am dying]Zonga libala ee [come back to the marriage] x2 Kasongo yo yo, mobali na ngai [Kasongo my husband] Kasongo nga nawe oo [Kasongo I am dying] Zonga libala ee [come back to the marriage] [Chorus] Nga na ndako Kasongo [while in the house Kasongo] miso na nzela [constantly staring at the street] Soki okozonga dia ee [if you will ever return] yebisa nga ye ee [let me know dear] [Chorus] Libala na ndako Kasongo [In this kind of marriage] batunaka......
THE CONGOLESE MUSIC & FASHION ICON
April 02, 2025 - 04:50 AM
Papa Wemba collapsed and died on stage while doing what he loved most: music. A craft he had dedicated five decades to since his debut with Zaiko Langa Langa in 1969. Popularly known as Le Kuru, Papa Wemba was one of the greatest talents from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a land often regarded as the home of musical gods. His career was defined by three key elements: his unique voice, his ability to fuse genres, and his deep influence in fashion through La Sape, a movement in the DRC known for its flamboyant elegance. Perhaps nothing captured the magnitude of his loss more than the symbolic arrival of a Congo Airways plane named after Patrice Lumumba, the nation’s......
FATHER OF AFRO JAZZ
March 20, 2025 - 08:00 PM
Africa isn’t just about war, poverty, famine, and humanitarian crises, as often depicted by the international media. Africa is also a story of a people bound by kinship, deeply in love with their culture, whose story is better narrated through art than documentaries, and whose resilience is self-evident in their history. Not many artists have had the opportunity to showcase the continent’s capabilities to a global audience. However, deep in western Cameroon, a woman of the Douala tribe gave birth to a child who would help rewrite the history of Africa. On December 12, 1933, Emmanuel N’Djoke Dibango, later known as Manu Dibango, was born. He grew up in his father’s......
MUSA JUMA: THE LUNNA KIDI PROTEGE WITH A FANATIC FOLLOWING
March 18, 2025 - 06:20 PM
One evening in October 1992, LUNNA Kidi was invited to perform at the funeral of Zackayo Adero in Ramba. Zackayo Adero was a prominent businessman and a great friend of Kabaselle. At that time, the manager of the band was Ogola Oyier, a physics teacher at Otieno Oyoo Secondary School. A few minutes into the performance, one of the major amplifiers blew out. It was already too late to travel to Kisumu, more than 50 kilometers away, to buy a replacement. Even in Bondo, the shops had already closed. What were the options? Someone suggested sending an emissary to borrow an amplifier from any of the bands performing in Bondo. It was estimated that, given Kale’s status, any of the......
Dr. NICO THE GUITAR SUPREMO OF AFRICAN MUSIC
January 18, 2025 - 09:27 AM
'In the earlier days of my career, I really strived to play like Dr. Nico' Pierre Mandjeku Lengo, also known as Dizzy Mandjeku, is an ace soloist who played with Conga 68, Orchestra Veve, Orchestra Bella Bella, Orchestra Kossa Kossa, Afrisa International, African All Stars, and OK Jazz among other bands. 'I emulated Dr Nico's style and that of Guvano, in the nascent days of my career, before eventually developing my own style.' Dizzy narrated to Jabulani. Also known as 'Dieu De La Guitare' or 'the god of the guitar', Nico played a monumental role in pushing the electric guitar to occupy the central position in rumba Congolaise, essentially creating a drift from the Cuban rumba,......
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