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 (redirect from Nippon Banzai (Zaïko Langa Langa album))
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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Bozi Boziana (section With Zaiko Langa Langa)
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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Papa Wemba (section Zaïko Langa Langa)
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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Bakunde Ilo Pablo (section Zaïko Langa Langa)
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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Evoloko Jocker (section With Zaiko Langa Langa)
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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Bimi Ombale (section 1969-80: Zaiko Langa Langa)
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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