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KOFFI OLOMIDE EARLY MUSICAL CAREER

September 11, 2024 - 06:58 PM KOFFI OLOMIDE EARLY MUSICAL CAREER BRIEF Biography of Olomide, Koffi (Agbepa Mumba, Antoine), Congolese singer and band leader; born Kisangani, Congo-Kinshasa, Aug. 13, 1956. Growing up in Kinshasa Olomide played a little guitar and listened to the music of the day including the great Tabu Ley whose style he admired. As a teenager he followed the band Zaiko Langa Langa, eventually striking up a friendship with singer Papa Wemba. By the time Olomide finished secondary school in the late seventies, Wemba had his own band, Viva la Musica. Olomide hung out with the band and contributed backing vocals on a few of its recordings.In 1978, with help from a Kinshasa promoter, Olomide cut a......

What Went Wrong With Mr.nice?

August 11, 2024 - 07:10 AM WHAT WENT WRONG WITH MR.NICE? Lucas Mkenda popularly known as Mr. Nice is a Tanzanian veteran singer and one of the most celebrated vocalists in East Africa dominating East African music in the early 2000s alongside Jose Chameleone of Uganda and Jua Cali of Kenya. Mr.Nice went professional in 1999 with the release of his debut album, Kidali Po, and towards the end of 2002, he released his second album, Rafiki, also his songs; "Kikulacho", "Fagilia Wote" and "Kuku Kapanda Baiskeli" were among major hit songs of his career. He was famous for his 'Takeu' style, which comes from the initials of Tanzania, Kenya, and Uganda respectively. It incorporates elements from all three countries. Many......

The Ambassadors of Rumba music

August 06, 2024 - 10:00 PM The Ambassadors of Rumba music. KEKELE This is a group of 5 veteran Congolese musicians who have come together with the main aim of keeping the old Rumba music alive: 1. Boumba Massa - a well-known singer of the 70s who worked with the late Vicky Longomba.2. Syran Mbenza - a veteran guitarist and composer of the 4 Etoile group.3. Nyboma Mwandido - a singer whose career started in various popular bands of the 70s.4. Wuta Mayi - a former TP Ok Jazz singer and member of 4 Etoile.5. Loko Masengo Djeskain - a former member of the group Trio Madjesi. The idea of forming this super Rumba group came from a well-known African music producer, Ibrahima Sylla (who died in 2013), the owner of the......

STELLA'S 32ND AIRPORT ANIVERSARY

May 17, 2024 - 05:47 PM Stella's 32nd Airport AnniversaryMay 17 is no new date for Rhumba and Zilizopendwa music lovers. It is a commemorable day, especially for Kenyan lovers of zilizopendwa music, as this is the day that the famous Stella heart broke singer Freshly Mwamburi. It is 32 years and counting, and the song strikes fresh every 17th day of May. The classic hit always strikes a fresh memory of what the singer Freshly Mwamburi went through in his 1992 classic hit.Freshley Mwamburi, whose real name is Mwamburi Mwakachola, was born on November 7, 1958, in Wundayi, Taita. The name freshly is not a new name in the Kenyan music scene, especially with the mention of the national 17th May Stella......

RISE OF REBO TCHULO

May 17, 2024 - 12:14 AM Rise to Fame This is Rebo Tchulo with Congolese Star Innos B Who is Rebo? Deborah Rebo Tchulo is a native of Kinshasa (Barumbu), December 5, 1996 and inevitably the female voice of the most famous Congolese music of the moment. She has barely started her musical career when she has already made a name for herself in the world of Congolese music. However, nothing predestined her to such success in urban music, she instead made her debut in Gospel and often shone with extravagance, nicknamed the queen of undressing, which also earned her her expulsion. from his church. Ella subsequently discovered urban music and made excessive encounters that gave a boost to her musical......

REMEMBERING BAVON MARIE-MARIE SIONGO

March 20, 2024 - 10:00 AM Bavon Marie-Marie Siongo traversed Congolese music history at full throttle. In the span of 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......

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KOFFI OLOMIDE EARLY MUSICAL CAREER

What Went Wrong With Mr.nice?

The Ambassadors of Rumba music

STELLA'S 32ND AIRPORT ANIVERSARY

RISE OF REBO TCHULO

REMEMBERING BAVON MARIE-MARIE SIONGO

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KOFFI OLOMIDE EARLY MUSICAL CAREER

What Went Wrong With Mr.nice?

The Ambassadors of Rumba music

STELLA'S 32ND AIRPORT ANIVERSARY

RISE OF REBO TCHULO

REMEMBERING BAVON MARIE-MARIE SIONGO

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