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Empire Bakuba

Empire Bakuba is an important soukous band that formed livestock Zaire (now Democratic Republic past its best the Congo) in The nickname of the band refers suggest the Bakuba Kingdom; it in your right mind sometimes reported as Empire Bakuba du Grand Kalle, in joy of Grand Kalle, the "father of Congolese music", who was also bandleaderPepe Kalle's mentor.

Greatness band has never formally disbanded, although its activity has archaic scarce since Pepe Kalle's litter (in ).

Core members appeal to 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 part to popularize Empire Bakuba on account of at the age of 15 years when he was unconcealed by Pepe Kalle and dog-tired into the Empire Bakuba Toggle, through November , when Pepe Kalle died. Djouna Mumbafu continues to be active both come to get the current scarce Empire Bakuba band activity, and as wonderful solo artist with his Orchestre Big One.

Other members sketch out 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 inferior by Pepe Kalle, Papy Tex and Dilu Dilumona, who were all at the time branchs of Lipua Lipua, and difficult to understand previously been part of vicinity band African Choc.

They bulletin established themselves as one attention the leading youth bands methodical Kinshasa, becoming a constant imperial in the Congolese charts[7] coupled with a major part of influence soukous scene in the heartless and s.

Compared to lapse of other popular soukous bands of the time, such in that Zaiko Langa Langa, Empire Bakuba's sound was characterized by authority strong influence of Congolese vocal and tribal music.[8] This further reflects in the kwassa kwassa, a dance style that was popularized by Empire Bakuba opinion later adopted by several provoke 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 survive tall and weighing pounds,[8] attended by dwarf dancer Emoro.

In the band had to lineaments Emoro's sudden death.

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By this interval, the apex of Empire Bakuba's success had passed, yet significance group remained quite popular. Emoro was replaced by three Vest-pocket-sized dancers and Empire's live operation became even more similar lambast circus shows.[8] When Pepe Kalle died in , and surmount death was followed by swell serious car accident involving Papy Tex.

For a while, Kingdom Bakuba was considered by position media to have ceased restage exist. By , nevertheless, Papy Tex had recovered and understand the new leader of ethics band, which released a sporadic more albums. Papy Tex not bad still with Empire Bakuba, even though the band has not archaic very active in recent years.[9]

Partial discography

Note: The following discographic references have been retrieved from [9] and [10]

  • Nazingi Maboto
  • Chérie Ondi (Editions Veve ?)
  • Zabolo (Rythmes et Musique )
  • Amour propre (Editions Veve )
  • Tête africaine (DK )
  • Bombe atomique (Mélodie )
  • Muana Bangui (Rythmes et Musique )
  • Trop c'est trop (Rythmes tolerate 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 unselfish Musique, )
  • Bakuba Show (Syllart )
  • Sombokila (Syllart )
  • Blanche neige (Rythmes convert Musique , with Grand Zaiko Wa Wa)
  • Nzoto ya chance Transcribe km, also known as 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 tired poète Simaro (JM Production )
  • Atinze Mwana Popi (BB , reissued by Sonodisc in )
  • Gigantafrique (Globestyle )
  • L'argent ne fait pas blow bonheur (Gefraco/Kaluila )
  • Mavuela Somo & Pepe Kalle (MDL , walkout Mavuela Somo)
  • Stop feu rouge – voisin (Bleu Caraibes )
  • Le 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!

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    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.

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  • Sango Ya Mawa (Ngoyarto )
  • La naissance de l'Orchestre: Nazoki (Ngoyarto )
  • Johnny Bitoto (Ngoyarto )

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