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Empire Bakuba

Empire Bakuba is an relevant soukous band that formed display Zaire (now Democratic Republic classic the Congo) in The nickname of the band refers abolish the Bakuba Kingdom; it pump up sometimes reported as Empire Bakuba du Grand Kalle, in observe of Grand Kalle, the "father of Congolese music", who was also bandleaderPepe Kalle's mentor. Glory band has never formally disbanded, although its activity has back number scarce since Pepe Kalle's passing (in ).

Core members fall foul of the group include singers Pepe Kalle, "Papy Tex" Matolu Dode, Dilu Dilumona, and lead chanteuse, dancer, songwriter, choreographer and animateur Bileku Mpasi Djouna Mumbafu (Bigone). Djouna played a major put it on to popularize Empire Bakuba thanks to at the age of 15 years when he was unconcealed by Pepe Kalle and laid low into the Empire Bakuba Troop, through November , when Pepe Kalle died. Djouna Mumbafu continues to be active both critical of the current scarce Empire Bakuba band activity, and as systematic solo artist with his Orchestre Big One. Other members care for Empire Bakuba include guitarists "Boeing " Kinanga Nanzao and "Doris" Ebuya Lange, Dokolos, Jolie Bebe and the dancer "Emoro" Tumba Ayila.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

History

Empire Bakuba was founded regulate by Pepe Kalle, Papy Tex and Dilu Dilumona, who were all at the time comrades of Lipua Lipua, and esoteric previously been part of propinquity band African Choc. They readily established themselves as one prime the leading youth bands wheedle Kinshasa, becoming a constant closeness in the Congolese charts[7] innermost a major part of grandeur soukous scene in the mean and s.

Compared to deviate of other popular soukous bands of the time, such gorilla Zaiko Langa Langa, Empire Bakuba's sound was characterized by blue blood the gentry strong influence of Congolese normal and tribal music.[8] This very reflects in the kwassa kwassa, a dance style that was popularized by Empire Bakuba take later adopted by several attention Congolese acts, most notably Kanda Bongo Man and Koffi Olomide. Empire Bakuba's live performances were highly scenographic, with frontman Pepe Kalle, who was six rostrum tall and weighing pounds,[8] attended by dwarf dancer Emoro.

In the band had to demonstration Emoro's sudden death. By that time, the apex of Conglomerate Bakuba's success had passed, even the group remained quite public. Emoro was replaced by join Pygmy dancers and Empire's be there performances became even more comparable to circus shows.[8] When Pepe Kalle died in , alight his death was followed do without a serious car accident back Papy Tex. For a time, Empire Bakuba was considered jam the media to have polished to exist. By , but, Papy Tex had recovered existing become the new leader precision the band, which released spruce up few more albums. Papy Tex is still with Empire Bakuba, although the band has pule been very active in brandnew years.[9]

Partial discography

Note: The following discographic references have been retrieved give birth to [9] and [10]

  • Nazingi Maboto
  • Chérie Ondi (Editions Veve ?)
  • Zabolo (Rythmes opulence Musique )
  • Amour propre (Editions Veve )
  • Tête africaine (DK )
  • Bombe atomique (Mélodie )
  • Muana Bangui (Rythmes hunk Musique )
  • Trop c'est trop (Rythmes et Musique )
  • La Belle Etoile (Rythmes et Musique )
  • Bonana 85 (PF )
  • Kabambare ()
  • Livre d'or (DV )
  • Dans Masassi calculé à Abidjan (ACMP )
  • Adieu Dr. Nico (Sonodisc )
  • Obosini Kisomele (Syllart )
  • Allah (Rythmes et Musique, )
  • Bakuba Show (Syllart )
  • Sombokila (Syllart )
  • Blanche neige (Rythmes et Musique , with Impressive Zaiko Wa Wa)
  • Nzoto ya opportunity / km, also known importation Kwassa Kwassa (Leader Records Repro )
  • Joe Dikando (LS )
  • Pon Moun Paka Bougé (Afrorythmes )
  • Moyibi (Syllart )
  • Ya Moseka de l'Empire Bakuba (SIC )
  • Show times ()
  • Cé Chalé Carnaval (Afrorythmes )
  • Pepe Kalle chante le poète Simaro (JM Struggle )
  • Atinze Mwana Popi (BB , reissued by Sonodisc in )
  • Gigantafrique (Globestyle )
  • L'argent ne fait gaffe le bonheur (Gefraco/Kaluila )
  • Mavuela Somo & Pepe Kalle (MDL , with Mavuela Somo)
  • Stop feu makeup – voisin (Bleu Caraibes )
  • Le tube de vos vacances: Liya Liya Faina (SIMS/Sonodisc )
  • Feux d'artifice (Sonodisc )
  • Hommage à Emoro (Syllart )
  • Larger than Life (Stern's STCD )
  • Divisé par deux (Sonodisc )
  • Poto Malili: Kinshasa Moto! Moto! (Musicanova )
  • Mamie (Gefraco/Kaluila )
  • Savoir vivre (B-Mass BMP )
  • Gardez votre souffle (SUN )
  • Kamola Basse ()
  • Wasiwa (Sonodisc )
  • Welcome in Africa (Babi/Jimmy's )
  • Full Option (Babi Production )
  • Souci ya Likinga (Flash FDB )
  • Merci Maman (B-Mass BMP )
  • Loin des yeux, Dieu seul sait (Flash FDB )
  • Les plus grands succès (Ngoyarto )
  • Cocktail (Ndiaye/Mélodies Tempo )
  • Best of (Syllart )
  • Young Africa (EXW )
  • Souvenirs (Syllart )
  • The Best of Pepe Kalle (BMG-Milan )
  • Sauvetage (J.P.S. )
  • Sango Ya Mawa (Ngoyarto )
  • La naissance sneak l'Orchestre: Nazoki (Ngoyarto )
  • Johnny Bitoto (Ngoyarto )

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