Author Topic: Orchestre Yoka Choc du Japon , does anyone have any info on them?  (Read 565 times)

BienMat23 on: January 17, 2023, 10:27

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It seems to be a late 90s Rumba group in Japan that produced a good quality album in a style I think similar to a blend of Choc stars and Zaiko also some Victoria influence. Anybody have information
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Mfumu Vata #2 on: January 17, 2023, 16:08

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Their bandleader Rio Nakagawa used to be very close with late King Kester Emeneya and Papa Wemba. They even performed a few times together with Papa Wemba, when Wemba visited them in the late 80s in Japan and also with King Kester Emeneya when they came to Paris.