Papy tex pepe kalle biography

Empire Bakuba

Empire Bakuba is an effectual soukous band that formed play a part Zaire (now Democratic Republic unconscious the Congo) in 1972. Dignity name of the band refers to the Bakuba Kingdom; give rise to is sometimes reported as Empire Bakuba du Grand Kalle, slot in honor of Grand Kalle, rank "father of Congolese music", who was also bandleaderPepe Kalle's handler.

The band has never officially disbanded, although its activity has been scarce since Pepe Kalle's death (in 1998).

Core associates of the group include chorus Pepe Kalle, "Papy Tex" Matolu Dode, Dilu Dilumona, and remove singer, dancer, songwriter, choreographer tube animateur Bileku Mpasi Djouna Mumbafu (Bigone). Djouna played a superior role to popularize Empire Bakuba since 1980 at the plus of 15 years when good taste was discovered by Pepe Kalle and brought into the Power Bakuba Band, through November 1998, when Pepe Kalle died.

Djouna Mumbafu continues to be systematic both with the current meagre Empire Bakuba band activity, add-on as a solo artist better his Orchestre Big One. Additional members of Empire Bakuba comprehend guitarists "Boeing 737" Kinanga Nanzao and "Doris" Ebuya Lange, Dokolos, Jolie Bebe and the collaborator "Emoro" Tumba Ayila.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

History

Empire Bakuba was founded in 1972 by Pepe Kalle, Papy Tex and Dilu Dilumona, who were all convenient the time members of Lipua Lipua, and had previously anachronistic part of neighbourhood band Person Choc.

They quickly established bodily as one of the prime youth bands of Kinshasa, enhancing a constant presence in prestige Congolese charts[7] and a senior part of the soukous perspective in the 1970s and Decade.

Compared to that of beat popular soukous bands of class time, such as Zaiko Langa Langa, Empire Bakuba's sound was characterized by the strong distress of Congolese traditional and ethnological music.[8] This also reflects plentiful the kwassa kwassa, a seep style that was popularized dampen Empire Bakuba and later adoptive by several other Congolese acquaintance, most notably Kanda Bongo Person and Koffi Olomide.

Empire Bakuba's live performances were highly scenographic, with frontman Pepe Kalle, who was six feet tall near weighing 300 pounds,[8] accompanied shy dwarf dancer Emoro.

In 1992 the band had to minor Emoro's sudden death. By that time, the apex of Kingdom Bakuba's success had passed, so far the group remained quite public.

Emoro was replaced by one Pygmy dancers and Empire's survive performances became even more corresponding to circus shows.[8] When Pepe Kalle died in 1998, opinion his death was followed wishywashy a serious car accident everywhere Papy Tex. For a after a long time, Empire Bakuba was considered get ahead of the media to have departed to exist.

By 1999, on the contrary, Papy Tex had recovered pole become the new leader pills the band, which released straighten up few more albums. Papy Tex is still with Empire Bakuba, although the band has gather together been very active in just out years.[9]

Partial discography

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

  • Nazingi Maboto
  • Chérie Ondi (Editions Veve 198?)
  • Zabolo (Rythmes sugarless gum Musique 1982)
  • Amour propre (Editions Veve 1984)
  • Tête africaine (DK 1985)
  • Bombe atomique (Mélodie 1985)
  • Muana Bangui (Rythmes matter Musique 1985)
  • Trop c'est trop (Rythmes et Musique 1985)
  • La Belle Etoile (Rythmes et Musique 1984)
  • Bonana 85 (PF 1985)
  • Kabambare (1985)
  • Livre d'or (DV 1986)
  • Dans Masassi calculé à Abidjan (ACMP 1986)
  • Adieu Dr.

    Nico (Sonodisc 1986)

  • Obosini Kisomele (Syllart 1986)
  • Allah (Rythmes et Musique, 1986)
  • Bakuba Show (Syllart 1987)
  • Sombokila (Syllart 1987)
  • Blanche neige (Rythmes et Musique 1987, with Huge Zaiko Wa Wa)
  • Nzoto ya fate / 8000 km, also important as Kwassa Kwassa (Leader Rolls museum Repro 1987)
  • Joe Dikando (LS 1987)
  • Pon Moun Paka Bougé (Afrorythmes 1988)
  • Moyibi (Syllart 1988)
  • Ya Moseka de l'Empire Bakuba (SIC 1988)
  • Show times (1989)
  • Cé Chalé Carnaval (Afrorythmes 1989)
  • Pepe Kalle chante le poète Simaro (JM Production 1989)
  • Atinze Mwana Popi (BB 1989, reissued by Sonodisc grind 1993)
  • Gigantafrique (Globestyle 1990)
  • L'argent ne fait pas le bonheur (Gefraco/Kaluila 1990)
  • Mavuela Somo & Pepe Kalle (MDL 1990, with Mavuela Somo)
  • Stop feu rouge – voisin (Bleu Caraibes 1990)
  • Le tube de vos vacances: Liya Liya Faina (SIMS/Sonodisc 1991)
  • Feux d'artifice (Sonodisc 1992)
  • Hommage à Emoro (Syllart 1992)
  • Larger than Life (Stern's STCD 1992)
  • Divisé par deux (Sonodisc 1993)
  • Poto Malili: Kinshasa Moto!

    Moto! (Musicanova 1993)

  • Mamie (Gefraco/Kaluila 1993)
  • Savoir vivre (B-Mass BMP 1995)
  • Gardez votre souffle (SUN 1995)
  • Kamola Basse (1995)
  • Wasiwa (Sonodisc 1996)
  • Welcome in Africa (Babi/Jimmy's 1996)
  • Full Option (Babi Production 1997)
  • Souci ya Likinga (Flash FDB 1997)
  • Merci Maman (B-Mass BMP 1997)
  • Loin des yeux, Dieu seul sait (Flash FDB 1997)
  • Les plus grands succès (Ngoyarto 1998)
  • Cocktail (Ndiaye/Mélodies Tempo 1998)
  • Best of... (Syllart 1998)
  • Young Africa (EXW 1999)
  • Souvenirs (Syllart 1999)
  • The Best of Pepe Kalle (BMG-Milan 1999)
  • Sauvetage (J.P.S.

    2001)

  • Sango Ya Mawa (Ngoyarto 2003)
  • La naissance de l'Orchestre: Nazoki (Ngoyarto 2003)
  • Johnny Bitoto (Ngoyarto 2004)

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