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Music => Congolese Music => Topic started by: bencuri on August 18, 2024, 20:20

Title: Eugene Makuta former Big Stars singer dies
Post by: bencuri on August 18, 2024, 20:20

https://www.facebook.com/jeannot.bel/posts/10229792696994239

He is the one at 3:11 in dark suit on the left:
https://youtu.be/YMRpowpahhk?si=QdHnBnZOv_DvGT2J&t=191

Title: Re: Eugene Makuta former Big Stars singer dies
Post by: Mfumu Vata on August 18, 2024, 20:51

Really sad, I was hoping someone would come to say  that it was fake news. But when Johnson Keto posts about someone passing it means that it is true.

I don’t exactly know Eugene Makuta’s biography. But what I know, is that he used to sing in a band from Matadi and when Big Stars came there in 1994 to perform they did the first part. It is there that Defao discovered him and him joining Big Stars. It took a bit time for him to have a place, but he became a key-member when Defao returned alone from the Europe-tour in 1995. Makuta made his name known when did a duet with Defao in the rumba song Pis-Cass from the Amour Interdit album.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09RyrMTeVj4


In 1997, he participated to the Sala-Noki album where his vocal in Defao’s classic song Sala Noki had alot of succes, him appearing in the clips of that album and the albums that followed Copinage and Tremblement de Terre also helped alot by gaining popularity.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opLycSdyWiY


 In the album Bana Congo he sung lead in 3 songs (I am not sure if all songs were credited to him). The songs were Faux Croyante, Lomas and Mambu na Tembe. Like most members of Big Stars that went on tour in US, he preferred to settle in UK, when Defao decided to disband Big Stars in 2000.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNFZ9CLEIfU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mM2NuqfLWzA

Title: Re: Eugene Makuta former Big Stars singer dies
Post by: Matebu on August 18, 2024, 20:56

Oh my goodness; RIP. My favorite vocalist of Big Stars. Anyone from Bana London know what happened?

Title: Re: Eugene Makuta former Big Stars singer dies
Post by: bencuri on August 18, 2024, 21:07

Didn't he join Big Stars earlier? He can already be seen in the 1992 concert.

Title: Re: Eugene Makuta former Big Stars singer dies
Post by: Mfumu Vata on August 19, 2024, 00:10

Really ? Where can I see the concert ?

Title: Re: Eugene Makuta former Big Stars singer dies
Post by: jeantwatwa on August 19, 2024, 15:10

Such a loss  :(

Title: Re: Eugene Makuta former Big Stars singer dies
Post by: bencuri on August 20, 2024, 01:28

Quote from: Mfumu Vata on August 19, 2024, 00:10

Really ? Where can I see the concert ?

I remembered as if I saw him in this concert, but I have just scrolled through and don't see him:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtAr5cYYDNk

So it seems you are correct about the dates.