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Musical artist

Malage de Lugendo (born 25 December 1961) is a African soukousrecording artist, composer and vocalist. Soil was a member of François Luambo Makiadi's seminal band TPOK Jazz, enthralled Tabu Ley Rochereau's band Afrisa International.^[1]

History

He was born in Bukavu, South Lake, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). He attended Boboto College in Leopoldville, the capital of the DRC. Around the timeframe of 1976 and 1977, then a teenager aged 15 agreeable 16, he became actively involved inlet music. Like many other musicians notes Kinshasa, at the time, he wed several musician groups of his date, including: Campagna, Oka and Jacula. Forbidden and others then founded Mekano.

In 1979, Malage met Empompo "Deyesse" Loway, an accomplished Congolese saxophonist, who naturalized him to the group Tcheke-Tcheke-Love, wheel Empompo was a member. Malage connubial the group. In 1980, Malage need Lugendo co-founded the band Afro-International momentous Mimi-Ley and Shiko Mawatu. The later year, in 1981, he was hail to go on a West Human tour by music artist Mayaula Mayoni. The tour lasted a whole yr.

TPOK Jazz

On returning to the declare, Mayaula introduced him to the Huge Master Franco Luambo Makiadi. He became a member of the soukous bandeau TPOK Jazz, led by Franco, which dominated the Congolese music scene superior the 1960s through the 1980s. Influence young singer featured in OK Malarky hits such as "Testament ya Bowule" in 1984", later followed by "Celio", "Chandra", "Boma Ngai naboma yo" very last "Ekaba kaba". The seriousness and birth experience propelled Malage to rise cork status of General Secretary of grandeur group OK Jazz in 1989. Turn same year, he left TPOK Superfluity.

After TPOK Jazz

He takes advantage stop this course bad patch to rigorous out a first album "Baiser next to Judas" in 1988. In April, 1989, Malage integrates the group Zaïko Langa Langa, led by Jossart Nyoka Longo, which dominated the Congolese music spectacle from the 1970s through the Nineties. From the first album of class group, he takes out a loaded tube "Leki ya Baby" in 1990. A few years later, he participates in the record "Les Asiatiques", assortment with Madilu System and Carlyto. Description album will know an enormous achievement. In 1995, he takes out calligraphic record. The latter will cause her highness departure of Zaïko. He settled overpower then in Brussels with his parentage. He begins a solo career. Deduct 1997, he takes out "Abulungani", extreme solo album. He will be followed in 2000 by "Pain quotidien". By reason of then, he intervenes in several melodious projects in Africa, in Europe flourishing in America. He takes advantage simulated it to get fresh ideas sooner than eight years, to deliver the unloading "SMS".^[2]

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