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    Zaïko Langa Langa is a Congolese rumba band formed in Kinshasa, in December 1969. Established by D.V. Moanda, Henri Mongombe, Marcellin Delo and André...
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  • a 2024 American neo-noir thriller film written and directed by Michael Zaiko Hall and starring Kevin Spacey. An assassin, Peter, is called to a small...
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    member, after Papa Wemba and Félix Manuaku Waku, of the legendary group Zaïko Langa Langa, of which he later established himself as the main leader. His...
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    Congolese music as well. Stukas and Zaiko Langa Langa were the two most influential bands to emerge from this era, with Zaiko Langa Langa being an important...
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  • Nippon Banzai is a 1986 album by Congolese band Zaïko Langa Langa, released on their ProZal label. The album followed the group's groundbreaking tour...
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  • Congolese soukous band Zaïko Langa Langa has released 31 official studio albums, 4 live albums, 22 compilations, 1 mix album and 1 remix album. Jamais...
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  • several major soukous bands, including Orchestre Bamboula, Minzoto Sangela, Zaiko Langa Langa, Isifi Lokole, Yoka Lokole, Langa Langa Stars and Choc Stars...
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  • music director and songwriter, best known for his influential work with Zaïko Langa Langa, one of the most famous and enduring bands of Congolese rumba...
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    Wemba's road to fame and prominence began when he joined the music group Zaiko Langa Langa in the late 1960s. This was followed by his success as a founding...
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  • drummer, musician and composer best known for being a long-time member of Zaïko Langa Langa. His drumming was characterized by his powerful hitting and...
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  • Leonid Zayko (redirect from Leonid Zaiko)
    Leonid Nikolaevich Zayko (Russian: Леонид Николаевич Зайко; born 15 February 1948 in Sovetskaya Gavan, Russian SFSR) is a Russian former volleyball player...
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  • Kinshasa were contested by leading Congolese rumba artists and groups such as Zaïko Langa Langa, Papa Wemba and Viva La Musica, King Kester Emeneya and many...
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    significantly shaped Congolese music, mainly through his role as an atalaku in Zaïko Langa Langa. Faustin Mangituka Ntaminimo was born on 7 July 1962 in Léopoldville...
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  • Since the late 1960s, he has been in several major soukous bands, such as Zaiko Langa Langa, Isifi Lokole, and Langa Langa Stars. Evoloko was born in Belgian...
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    ISBN 978-0-948390-03-6. Lavaine, Bertrand (September 30, 2020). "Zaïko Langa Langa, une histoire congolaise" [Zaïko Langa Langa, a Congolese story]. RFI Musique (in French)...
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    music, particularly through his role as an atalaku in the influential band Zaïko Langa Langa. Mombele was born on January 1, 1960, in Léopoldville (now Kinshasa)...
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  • Djenga—Dindo Yogo left Papa Wemba's band (which was itself a sort of spin-off from Zaiko Langa Langa, or a member of the loose family of bands known as Clan Langa...
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  • a Congolese singer, drummer and songwriter. He was a member of the band Zaiko Langa Langa from 1969 to 1988 and its most successful and prolific songwriter...
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  • Spinners as well as prominent African performers such as Miriam Makeba, Zaïko Langa Langa, TPOK Jazz, and Tabu Ley Rochereau. Other performers included...
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  • which in turn may be described as a spin-off of the seminal soukous band Zaiko Langa Langa; it can thus be classified in the so-called "Clan Langa Langa"...
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    of the atalaku in 1982, pioneered by Nono Monzuluku and Bébé Atalaku of Zaïko Langa Langa, emerged as a seminal innovation. Throughout the sebene, the...
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  • film score features Congolese music from artists Tshala Muana, Klody, and Zaiko Langa Langa, a Congolese soukous band co-founded by Papa Wemba. Ngangura's...
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  • Fernández, Dee Bradley Baker Peter Five Eight Invincible Entertainment Michael Zaiko Hall (director/screenplay); Kevin Spacey, Jet Jandreau, Rebecca De Mornay...
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    other prominent soukous bands such as Zaiko Langa Langa, Langa Langa Stars, Orchestre Big Stars, OK Jazz, Zaïko Nkolo Mboka and others. Despite a decline...
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    generation. He is a founding member of the iconic groups Zaïko Langa Langa, Les Ya Toupas and Grand Zaïko Wawa. His style of guitar is the last style officially...
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  • Viva La Musica started out as a soukous band (essentially a spin-off of Zaiko Langa Langa), it eventually grew into a world music act, reaching some popularity...
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    Congolese drummer and songwriter. Known for being a long-time drummer for Zaïko Langa Langa, he is credited as the creator of the Cavacha drum pattern,...
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    identity-based postulation of the post-Zaïko generation" [N'Dombolo: the identity-based postulation of the post-Zaïko generation]. Africultures (in French)...
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  • long-time drummer of Zaïko Langa Langa. Cavacha has two conflicting origin stories. The first story is recounted by the lead members of Zaïko Langa Langa, the...
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  • Marcellin Delo and André Bita, of the influential Congolese rumba band Zaïko Langa Langa in December 1969. Moanda grew up in a large family, being one...
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