Nyoka longo biography samples

Zaiko Langa Langa has been one of the hetaste and most popular bands in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) since its formation in the early seventies (when Congo was still called Zaire), through the eighties and the nineties and into the new millennium. Such famous names as Papa Wemba, Bozi Boziana, Dindo Yogo, Evolocko Jocker and Nyoka Longo started with Zaiko and went on to establish successful careers. It has spun off several groups consisting of groups or factions of former members which achieved a decent measure of success. These include Isifi Lokole, Viva La Musica, Langa Langa Stars, Zaiko Familia Dei, Anti Choc, Choc stars, and Zaiko Nkolo Mboka.

The grupp was formed in 1970 as Orchestra Zaiko. Original members included Papa Wemba, Evolocko Lay Lay, Zamungana and Nyoka Longo. The group revolutionized Congolese music, adopting a more up tempo beat, abandoning wind instruments and emphasizing the snare drum and the solo gitarr. They made great use of the call and respo

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Afropop Worldwide

African art historian Lubangi Muniania has lived the life of modern Congolese music. Growing up in Kinshasa, he experienced it up close and personal. And with his New York-based production company, Tabilulu Productions, he has worked with the greats as they performed, toured and recorded in the United States. He’s been a commentator on a number of Afropop Worldwide programs, always providing fascinating context and detail. For our 2022 program, “Remembering Papa Wemba,” Afropop’s Banning Eyre spoke with Lubangi for insights about this most consequential Congolese singer and bandleader, and as ever, Lubangi did not disappoint.

Their conversation began with a focus on a concert Afropop recorded in Kinshasa in December, 1987, the 18^th reunion of Zaïko Langa Langa. They had played the night before in the Chinese-built Palais du Peuple. Now they were in the open air on the Kinshasa esplanade, with a crowd of thousands in attendance. This transcript also incl

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Zaiko Langa Langa (also spelled Zaïko Langa Langa and in other variants) are a seminal soukous band from DR Congo. The word "Zaiko" is a portmanteau for the lingala phrase Zaire ya bankoko, meaning "Zaire of our ancestors", where "Zaire" must be read as a reference to the river by that name, now called Congo. The meaning of the phrase "Langa Langa" is controversial; according to the band's website, it means "marvelous" or "almighty".

Founded in the early 1969 by D.V. Moanda, Marcelin Delo, Henry Mongombe, Olemi Eshar-Eshar dem'belina and Andre Bita, Zaiko Langa Langa survived into the 2000s (decade), and have been largely popular through the decades. Because of their "rebel" and "hippie" attitude, and their innovative approach to soukous, they became a symbol of the new generations of post-independence Zaire, and are sometimes compared to the Rolling Stones for their appeal on the Congolese yo