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Old School Music / Nairobi Band in the 70's - Viva Makale
« on: May 24, 2017, 10:46 »
Viva Makale was formed In 1979 when the Manager of the hottest joint in Nairobi Called Garden Square ( known as Kasuku Armstrong) wanted to fill a void left by the breakup of one of his resident bands known as Orchestre Bwambe Bwambe.

The Manager then asked Bwami Wa Lumona, who was the band leader of his Main resident Band, Les Mangelepa, to get together with another musician known as George Kalombo Mwanza and form a band to fill the gap.

Kalombo Mwanza was a member of a group known as Kombe Kombe and he recruited a number of the group members to form Viva Makale. Viva Makale was then contractd by Kasuku Armstrong to play alongside Les Mangelepa at Garden Square as resident bands.

The founding members of Viva Makale were : George Kalombo Mwanza (Vocals/Sax), Bwami Wa Lumona ( Lead), Leyla (Trumpet), Tshiamusoke ( Trumpet), Coco Zigo"Mike" (Vocals), Tambwe Mandola ( Vocals), and Jimmy Monimambo (Vocals),  Chery Matumona (Lead guitar),  Siama Matuzungidi (rhythm), Kabeya ( Rythm), Thomy Lomboto (Bass) and Lava 'Machine" ( Drums).

Their Introductory song was known as Safari :



This song was done in Lingala and Swahili and details how the group was formed.

Arguably their Biggest hit was Akamba :



and Bibi Mdogo ( Second Wife or co-wife) :



Later additions to the group was Moreno Batamba ( Vocals) who can be heard on background vocals and chorus in
another hit known as Shanti :



The Group had a style of theirs known as Mokon nyon nyon, which featured in their chorus and chants. Sample another of their hits known as Mama Nala :



And souza :




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Bencuri:

Let me close the Super Mazembe chapter with a list of other Notable hits, for more hits Youtube is your Friend :o

Lovi Longomba was their leading Vocalist with Kasongo wa Kanema second voice during the peak of their form:

Salima :



Atia Jo :



Okova:



Kayembe :



And Mado Zaina :



Most of the compositions of Super Mazembe were named and told stories about the indiviual Band members.
Others were named after a number of ladies, presumably girls friends of band members.

Mado Zaina was a lady who featured in shout outs by Lovi in almost all his compositions and lived in the same area where Super Mazembe resided. A friendship developed and she ended up marrying Lovi Longomba and the next generation of Vic Long's music family came up.

Two of Lovi's sons are musicians who started performing in Nairobi but ended up going to the USA where they reportedly are trying to get a music career going on under the name "The Longombas".

Next I will give more details of another of Nairobi's entertainment giants in the golden age of Music- the 70's.

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as far as i now the members are  tutu caludji who has been picked as the chef of the project,alain mpela,aimelia,chabrown,patient kusangila,jimmy mbonda,titina and his back up apis volcan who was the drummer of the les pipiyu in bercy,aby solo,didier masela....

Thanks Archos.

It has a big portion of the Original crew to have some creditbility to the name.
If only they can convince Makaba or Blaise Bula.....

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Archos,

Who are the memebrs of this new Wenge ?

Any of the old crew in there or is a totally new group?

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Another Mazembe Hit : Longwa

Longwa "Didos" Mutonkole was one of the founding members of Super Mazembe.

The singer with the high voice is Lovi Longomba son of Vic Longomba ( 'Vic-Long' Ex TPOK Jazz) and brother to Awilo Longomba.


Also on Vocals is Kasongo Wa Kanema who joined Mazembe from another band known as Bwambe Bwambe, an off shoot of
Baba National of   Ilunga Wa Ilunga ( Baba Gaston) ( More of this later...)

Enjoy!

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Congolese Music / Re: LIONNEL MESSI
« on: May 08, 2017, 14:16 »


Which one is "Messi" ?
The one on the Left or the other one?

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Al Pacino!!!!!

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Congolese Music / Re: Whats is the best Olympia-show ?
« on: May 02, 2017, 04:56 »

I have to say King Kester Emeneya Killed it on both his 2002 ( with Tabu Ley ) and 2008 Olympia shows.

The quality of both the shows and the production were top-notch, and the sound recording is excellent.
Never get tired of watching them two shows over and over...

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hi guys, this a song I've been listening to since I was young, can you name the Atalaku ?

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This sounds like 3615 Code Niawu ( Pindi Badilako ).


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Thanks for the info! It would be interesting to listen to this record. I liked how Nene played in Minzoto Wella Wella. Maybe this would be interesting, too.

Still no info on The International Zaistars, however  came across this gem from Minzoto Wella Wella :




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Old School Music / Re: Kenyan Lingala Group of the 70's
« on: April 04, 2017, 13:48 »

Bencuri:

Here is some more guitar works from the Late 70's from a group known as Moja one.

The composer is the singer with the husky vocals, known as Moreno Batamaba (Real Name Batamba Wenda Morris  1955-October 1994).

Moreno was born in Kisangani, Haut-Zaire province, Congo, in 1955. He quit school in 1971 to join Orchestre Maquis Sasa Bata. He moved to Uganda & in 1974 joined Orchestra Bana Ngenge of singer Jojo Ikomo, then moved to Kenya and joined Les Noirs in Mombasa in 1976.

From 1978-80 Moreno was based in Dar-es-Salaam where he sang with Safari Sound before returning to Kenya.

Orchestra Moja One was not a real group, but comprised of session musicians or guest musicians from other groups.
Mostly he sung with tenor Coco Zigo Mike, guitarist Siama Matuzungidi and drummer Lava Machine and other musicians
from Orchestre Shika Shika.

Moreno's biggest hits were "Pili Mswahili," "Dunia ni duara," (in 1981), & "Urembo si hoja." For some time in 1983, Moreno briefly joined Samba Mapangala's Orchestra Virunga in what was perhaps the group's most star-studded line-up ever.

The group which turned the now defunct Starlight Club into the hottest live-music nightspot in Nairobi, featured Coco Zigo, Fataki Lokassa, Dago Mayombe and later Moreno on vocals, along with Ottis and Samba Mapangala; Manitcho Nsilu, Sammy Mansita, Django Nkulu Mwilambwe, Bejos, Siama Matuzungidi and Beya Mikobi Dibuba on guitars, and others, some of whom were only briefly in the band.

Moreno mainly sang in Kiswahili and the themes of his songs varied from social commentaries like "Dunia ni Duara," "Mapenzi ya Shinda" and "Mwanamke Hatosheki," to love songs like "Angela" and "Pili Mswahili."

This last was a song about his girlfriend, Pili Mikendo Kassim, a Tanzanian model he met in 1976 while with Orchestra Les Noirs in Mombasa. His 1993 chart topper was "Vidonge Sitaki," based on a Taraab song by Golden Star, but sadly he died the same year, aged only 38.

His Frist big hit was Dunia ni Duara ( The Earth is Round ) :




And Another hit "Jua Lako " ( Mind your own [business]) :



Enjoy....

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Congolese Music / Re: Separation in Congolese music
« on: March 15, 2017, 06:30 »
OK Jazz - After the death of Franco particular members, like Mabiala, etc. tried to declare themselves as the inheritor of the boss title. But leadership was given over to Simaro Lutumba. However, in a short while, the relatives of Franco who were the inheritors of the band legally, started to spread gossips about him that he is leading the band unethically. According to rumours they were encouraged to do this by Madilu. So in the end the group was disbanded, and a bunch of its members formed Bana OK, to save themselves from debates.

There was also talk that the family of the Late Luambo demanded an exhorbitant percentage of any income the band made because they were using Franco's name, and the name TPOK Jazz.

Madilu was also said to have instisted that he should be the leader by virtue of marriage to one of Luambo's daughters.
There was also rumours to a claim by Youlou Mabiala that Franco used to call him the Prince - hence he should inherit the King.

In the End there was a split, with the majority of the singers choosing to go withe Papa Lutumba Simaro to form Bana Ok and Madilu, Mabiala going solo.

I am not sure whether TPOK Jazz retained any musisicians and whether the group is alive.

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Sanction is a good album, the sebene,animation and vocals are all on point. The sound quality sounds like it was even recorded during this time period. The "100 % Congolese" animation by Somono could be an attack at Koffi but other half Congolese people can also make them feel some type of way since they are not fully Congolese.

On the cover of the Original CD I bought on its release it says:
"We left knowing who did what...." or some such message in French, attacking Koffi as Academia left him enmass.

This was a very classic debut CD, too bad teh group did not last united  long enough to make a place in the new generation.

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Old School Music / Re: Kenyan Lingala Group of the 70's
« on: March 14, 2017, 03:42 »
Thanks! Great tune again, I am amazed how good the sound of the guitar is.  :)

Indeed, Bencuri.

The Lead Guitar was the focus of most of the groups playing in that era, with the rest of the group working around it.

For some serious guitar work, consider the following from Mangelepa's Bwammy Wa Lumona 'Le Capitan' in their hit
Maboko Pamba :



The group was the masters of the Stage Marshall.

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Same case for Zaiko, TPOK, Empire Bakuba, Afrisa, and Viva La Musica catalogues. I'm not sure there isn't a Congolese equivalent for  Western and African markets.

There is a very large following of Lingala music in Japan.
The compilations here are rather complete, in fact there are a few CD's I am yet to see.
I just hope that the musicians benefit from the sales of this large market, otherwise someon is benefitting from
the sweat and creativity of the musicians.

Great marketing of the music though.




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