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Music => Congolese Music => Topic started by: BienMat23 on January 17, 2023, 10:27

Title: Orchestre Yoka Choc du Japon , does anyone have any info on them?
Post by: BienMat23 on January 17, 2023, 10:27

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=h5dTJsXykB8
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

Title: Re: Orchestre Yoka Choc du Japon , does anyone have any info on them?
Post by: Mfumu Vata on January 17, 2023, 16:04

https://www.mbokamosika.com/article-yoka-choc-ou-la-musique-congolaise-made-in-japan-103404819.html

a short article about them in French

Title: Re: Orchestre Yoka Choc du Japon , does anyone have any info on them?
Post by: Mfumu Vata on January 17, 2023, 16:08

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.