42 years ago today, on October 30 1982, Zaïko Langa Langa made its return to television after a long absence (no instrument kit, Langa Langa Stars split, etc.) in the program Variétés Samedi Soir, broadcast from Studio Maman Angebi.
Their performance fascinated audiences not only with the unique spectacle of singers entering on a rickshaw, but especially with the debut of two revolutionary members: Bébé Atalaku and Nono Monzuluku. They were the first animators (atalakus) of Congolese rumba, a role that was to become indispensable to the genre. (@ 19:13)
Bébé Atalaku and Nono Monzuluku were former members of Kintambo-based band Bana Odéon, which included members such as Ditutala (joined Choc Stars) and Djerba Manzeku (joined Zaïko Langa Langa as well)
I think that if they came back to Kinshasa right after L'Oiseau Rare's release in December of 1989, their rivalry with Zaïko Langa Langa would've been longer than it was
The band is called L'Agora. Unfortunately there isn't any information about them on the in Internet. I also asked myself these questions when discovering the song
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