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THE MAGICAL VOICE OF JOSKY
MZEE LEONARD MAMBO MBOTELA: AIAGA DUNIA
FROM DOWN SOUTH TO THE WORLD, WITH A TRUMPET
MBOTELA, KENYA’S VETERAN BROADCAST JOURNALIST DIES IN NAIROBI
BOUKAKA, THE MUSICIAN WHO ALSO WORE AN ACTIVISM CAP
JOHNY BOKELO: A SCION OF A MUSICALLY RICH FAMILY
WASIFU WA M'PONGO LOVE
M’PONGO, ANOTHER SHINING STARLET FROM THE COUNTRY OF MUSICAL GODS
Biography of Quatre Etoiles (Four Stars).
LOWAY: KINSHASA’S INDOMITABLE SAXMAN
TSHALA MUANA
IS VICKY LONGOMBA CONGOLESE RUMBA GREATEST VOICE?
DR NICO'S BROTHER WHO LIVED IN HIS SHADOW
REVIEW OF KOFFI'S V12 ALBUM
THE LEGACY OF NUTA JAZZ BAND & J.K.T. KIMBUNGA IN TANZANIA'S DANCE MUSIC SCENE
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NUTA Jazz Band
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THE MAGICAL VOICE OF JOSKY
MZEE LEONARD MAMBO MBOTELA: AIAGA DUNIA
FROM DOWN SOUTH TO THE WORLD, WITH A TRUMPET
MBOTELA, KENYA’S VETERAN BROADCAST JOURNALIST DIES IN NAIROBI
BOUKAKA, THE MUSICIAN WHO ALSO WORE AN ACTIVISM CAP
JOHNY BOKELO: A SCION OF A MUSICALLY RICH FAMILY
WASIFU WA M'PONGO LOVE
M’PONGO, ANOTHER SHINING STARLET FROM THE COUNTRY OF MUSICAL GODS
Biography of Quatre Etoiles (Four Stars).
LOWAY: KINSHASA’S INDOMITABLE SAXMAN
TSHALA MUANA
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THE MAGICAL VOICE OF JOSKY
February 13, 2025 - 04:27 PM
The city streets are filled with the fragrance of fresh roses because all spaces adjacent to the busy streets have been converted into makeshift flower shops. Hotels are advertising special offers for couples, and gift shops are abuzz with activities, all because love is in the air, and soon it will be Valentine's. February 14 is marked globally as a day of lovers. Although this tradition, with roots in the ancient Roman Empire, hadn't gained much traction in Africa until recently, it is now observed even in remote villages, where it is not strange to find the local grocer selling plastic ...
MZEE LEONARD MAMBO MBOTELA: AIAGA DUNIA
February 11, 2025 - 01:57 AM
Habari za Kusikitisha: Leonard Mambo Mbotela, Baba wa Uandishi wa Habari za Redio Nchini Kenya, Afariki Dunia Habari ya kusikitisha imetangaza kuwa Leonard Mambo Mbotela, baba wa uandishi wa habari za redio nchini Kenya, amefariki dunia asubuhi ya tarehe 7 Februari 2025 katika Hospitali ya Nairobi, ambapo alikuwa amekabidhiwa matibabu. Mzee wa miaka zaidi ya thelathini alifariki karibu saa tatu na nusu asubuhi, kulingana na taarifa zilizotolewa na mpwa wake, Anne Mbotela. Habari ya kifo chake ilisambaa haraka, huku Wakenya wakimlilia katika mitandao ya kijamii, kama mtu ambaye sauti yake ya uongozi ilitawala maonyesho ya redio nchini, hasa kupitia taarifa za michezo, ikiwemo mpira wa......
FROM DOWN SOUTH TO THE WORLD, WITH A TRUMPET
February 10, 2025 - 07:23 PM
The Story of Hugh Masekela, The South African Jazz Hero With no less than 40 albums to his name, all world-class jazz classics, and having had musical engagements with leading American superstars, Harry Belafonte, Jimi Hendrix, Marvin Gaye, Paul Simon, and Stevie Wonder among others can only mean one thing that Hugh Masekela, the South African Jazz maestro was a global music titan. Hugh was a master of trumpet, with extraordinary skills, but it would be grossly inaccurate to restrict the narration on who he was to his prowess in music. He was also an anti-apartheid crusader, with immense contribution to the struggle for liberation in a country where day-to-day life was defined by racial......
MBOTELA, KENYA’S VETERAN BROADCAST JOURNALIST DIES IN NAIROBI
February 08, 2025 - 09:56 AM
In the mid-morning of 7th February 2025, news outlets were awash with sad news. The patriarch of broadcast journalism in Kenya, Leonard Mambo Mbotela had breathed his last at Nairobi Hospital, where he had been admitted for treatment. The octogenarian who had an illustrious career at KBC/VOK for over six decades died at around 9.30 a.m., according to his nephew Anne Mbotela. News of his death spread fast and furious with Kenyans mourning him across several social media platforms, as a man whose authoritative voice defined radio broadcasting in the country, through football commentary and his all-time popular program 'Je, Huu Ni Ungwana', which castigated people of uncouth......
BOUKAKA, THE MUSICIAN WHO ALSO WORE AN ACTIVISM CAP
February 06, 2025 - 08:47 AM
Sporadic sounds of gunfire pierced through the tranquil night of Brazzaville on 22nd February 1972, with noise gaining crescendo with every passing minute as dawn approached. When morning finally came reluctantly, the information had already spread that there had been an attempted coup d’etat against the government of Marien Ngouabi, who had been Republic of Congo president since 1968.However, forces loyal to the incumbent thwarted the attempt, with the military capturing the dissidents. Among those listed as arrested was Franklin Boukaka, a musician who had made a name for himself both in Brazzaville and Kinshasa and was one of the musical superstars of the time. In a strange twist......
JOHNY BOKELO: A SCION OF A MUSICALLY RICH FAMILY
February 03, 2025 - 05:33 PM
Are musicians born or made? Any attempt to Respond to this question in the context of Congolese rumba; is likely to land you at the doorstep of the Isenge family. This is for the reason that this is easily the largest musical family in the history of the genre. The Isenge octad, comprising eight musical superstars, compares well and even surpasses "The Jackson’s five" of the USA, Mushrooms quintet, sons of Kaloleni Giriama in Kenya, and even the six musical children of Dorcas, popularly known as Bana Kadori, of Kenyan benga, whose patriarch was Ochieng’ Kabaselle. For the Jacksons, the youngest star shone the brightest, while for Mushrooms and the Kadori, it was the eldest, but......
WASIFU WA M'PONGO LOVE
February 02, 2025 - 04:50 AM
Alfride M’Pongo Landu, aliyejulikana kama M'Pongo Love, alikuwa mwanamuziki aliyejumuika na uzuri wa kuvutia na tabia ya kuongoza. Pigo la polio liliwapunguzia uwezo wake wa kimwili kwa kumzuia kuwa na mkao mzuri na kutembea haraka, lakini tabasamu lake la kuvutia lilimfanya kuwa kitu cha kufurahisha kwa mashabiki wake, na sauti yake ya kusisimua ilifanya muziki wake kuwa wa kulevya, hivyo kukuza uaminifu kati ya mashabiki. Sio tu hiyo. Mchanganyiko wa sababu nyingine ndizo zilizomfanya kuwa maarufu zaidi. Matukio mengine ya bahati yalikuwa kama upepo uliozidisha moto wa mafanikio yake. Katika rumba ya Kongo, uchomanganyifu ni kichocheo kinachojulikana cha ubunifu, kama ilivyoelezwa......
M’PONGO, ANOTHER SHINING STARLET FROM THE COUNTRY OF MUSICAL GODS
January 30, 2025 - 03:36 PM
She was a breathtaking beauty and had a charming persona and an infectious voice. Maybe God was compensating for her physical inadequacies brought about by polio, which denied her a straight posture and a brisk walk. The gorgeous smile on her face endeared her to fans, making her music addictive, thus cultivating loyalty among her fans.It wasn’t just that. A cocktail of other factors catapulted her to fame. Other incidental happenings acted as the wind that blew air into the embers that flared up the flames of her success. In Congolese rumba, rivalry is a known catalyst for creativity, as exemplified by Franco’s double-barreled shots of ‘chicotte’ and ‘course......
Biography of Quatre Etoiles (Four Stars).
January 29, 2025 - 06:46 PM
The Quatre Etoiles is a Congolese rumba band, formed in 1982. It was composed of the following members;Bopol Mansiamina (born Kinshasa, June 27, 1949; bass, guitar), Syran M'Benza (born Kinshasa, May 31, 1950; guitar), Nyboma Mwan Dido (born Nyoki, Congo-Kinshasa, Dec. 24, 1952; vocal), Wuta Mayi (born Kinshasa, Aug. 3, 1949; vocal).The Quatre Etoiles came together in Paris in 1982 under the auspices of producer Ouattara Moumouni. Bopol and Syran had been working on and off in Paris ever since the African All-Stars split up in 1979. At their urging, former Bella Bella singer Nyboma left Togo, where he had been working with other remnants of the All Stars, and moved to Paris at the beginning......
LOWAY: KINSHASA’S INDOMITABLE SAXMAN
January 27, 2025 - 01:20 PM
Ida is a masterpiece from Franco and his OK Jazz. The song features the magical voice of Malage De Lugendo on backup vocals as Franco does the singing, actually lamenting about a lady, Ida. At some point, Franco loses hope and hands over the baton of lamentations to the saxophonist Empopo Loway by declaring, 'Loway, lelela ngai' (cry it out for me). At this point, Loway unleashes an emotional saxophone that captures the theme of the song. It is such uniqueness that defined Empopo Deyese Loway's sax in his illustrious career that straddled several bands. Italian-based rumba aficionado, Eugene Magina described Loway's saxophone as sexy, stating that of all renowned saxophonists of the rumba......
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