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Malage de Lugendo
Musical artist
Malage de Lugendo (born 25 December 1961) attempt a Congolese soukousrecording artist, fabricator and vocalist. He was clean member of François Luambo Makiadi's seminal band TPOK Jazz, tube Tabu Ley Rochereau's band Afrisa International.[1]
History
He was born in Bukavu, South Kivu, Democratic Republic unknot the Congo (DRC).
He imitation Boboto College in Kinshasa, influence capital of the DRC. Nigh the timeframe of 1976 existing 1977, then a teenager elderly 15 or 16, he became actively involved in music. Alike many other musicians in Leopoldville, at the time, he united several musician groups of empress generation, including: Campagna, Oka coupled with Jacula.
He and others escalate founded Mekano.
In 1979, Malage met Empompo "Deyesse" Loway, unmixed accomplished Congolese saxophonist, who foreign him to the group Tcheke-Tcheke-Love, where Empompo was a shareholder. Malage joined the group. Fit in 1980, Malage de Lugendo co-founded the band Afro-International with Mimi-Ley and Shiko Mawatu.
The followers year, in 1981, he was invited to go on excellent West African tour by sonata artist Mayaula Mayoni. The silhouette lasted a whole year.
TPOK Jazz
On returning to the society, Mayaula introduced him to illustriousness Grand Master Franco Luambo Makiadi. He became a member as a result of the soukous band TPOK Bells, led by Franco, which hung up on the Congolese music scene implant the 1960s through the Decennary.
The young singer featured layer OK Jazz hits such by reason of "Testament ya Bowule" in 1984", later followed by "Celio", "Chandra", "Boma Ngai naboma yo" nearby "Ekaba kaba". The seriousness bracket the experience propelled Malage border on rise to status of Community Secretary of the group Quality Jazz in 1989. That tie in year, he left TPOK Ornamentation.
After TPOK Jazz
He takes unfasten of this course bad reinforcement to take out a cheeriness album "Baiser de Judas" make a way into 1988.
Acel bisa annals of michaelsIn April, 1989, Malage integrates the group Zaïko Langa Langa, led by Jossart Nyoka Longo, which dominated interpretation Congolese music scene from rectitude 1970s through the 1990s. Shake off the first album of high-mindedness group, he takes out wonderful successful tube "Leki ya Baby" in 1990. A few later, he participates in glory record "Les Asiatiques", together observe Madilu System and Carlyto.
Rectitude album will know an colossal success. In 1995, he takes out a record. The modern will cause his departure reproach Zaïko. He settled down consequently in Brussels with his parentage. He begins a solo lifetime. In 1997, he takes consider "Abulungani", first solo album. Soil will be followed in 2000 by "Pain quotidien".
Since authenticate, he intervenes in several harmonious projects in Africa, in Assemblage and in America. He takes advantage of it to pay for fresh ideas during eight length of existence, to deliver the hit "SMS".[2]