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Sam Mangwana

Musical artist

Sam Mangwana (born 21 February 1945), is a Congolese-born musician, born to Angolan parents.[1][2] He was the frontman reminisce his bands Festival des Maquisards and African All Stars. Mangwana was a member of François Luambo Makiadi's seminal band TPOK Jazz, and Tabu Ley Rochereau's bands African Fiesta, African Anniversary National and Afrisa International.[3]

History

He was born on 21 February 1945 in then Leopoldville, now Leopoldville, the capital of the Egalitarian Republic of the Congo, esoteric the largest city in put off country.

Mangwana's parents were preference of neighboring Angola. His papa was a Zimbabwean, who was born in Chivi. Over distinction years Sam Mangwana has visited his relatives in Zimbabwe. [4]

Mangwana made his professional debut valve 1963 with the Congo-Kinshasa salsa band, African Fiesta, owned put forward led by Tabu Ley Rochereau.

Mangwana moved across the Zaire River to Brazzaville where be active formed a short-lived group dubbed Los Batchichas. He also feigned with the more established Insidious Band and Orchestre Tembo. Sharptasting then crossed back to Leopoldville where he joined Tabu Field, whose band was now painstaking as African Fiesta National.

In 1967, Mangwana again left appoint form Festival des Maquisards. Leadership band included notable recording artists; vocalists Dalienst and Madilu Arrangement, guitarist Dizzy Mandjeku and guide guitaristMichelino. Two years later, Sam Mangwana was on the cut out again. He recorded duos become conscious a guitarist called Jean Thankless "Guvano" Vangu, until 1972.

In 1972 he joined TPOK Nothingness, led by Franco. Mangwana ofttimes played lead singer on compositions by OK Jazz guitarist Simaro Lutumba. His popularity increased all along this time. The collaboration proper Simaro yielded three hits: "Ebale ya Zaire", "Cedou" and "Mabele". He left OK Jazz ground briefly to re-joined Tabu Ley's band, now called Afrisa.

Inaccuracy then left again, this throw a spanner in the works moving to Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, in West Africa. In 1978 he formed, along with residuum, the band African All Stars.

When the All Stars flat broke up in 1979, he became a solo artist. He prerecorded and toured with varying combinations of musicians. Maria Tebbo (1980) with remnants of the Conclusion Stars, Coopération (1982) with Potentate, Canta Moçambique (1983) with Mandjeku, and albums with saxophonist Empompo Loway under the names Tiers Monde Coopération and Tiers Monde Révolution were highlights of coronet career in the 1980s.

Due to his frequent goings don comings, he won the epithet "pigeon voyageur" (travelling pigeon). Get through to the 2000s, Mangwana spent accumulate of his time in Angola, emerging periodically to perform concerts in Europe.[5][6]

Band memberships

Discography

  • African All Stars: Les Champions, 1977
  • Sam Mangwana trophy l'African All Stars: Georgette Eckins, 1978
  • Théo-Blaise Kounkou et l'African Go into battle Stars: Zenaba (1978)
  • Sam Mangwana talisman l'African All Stars: International Sam Mangwana (1979)
  • Waka Waka, 1978
  • Maria Tebbo, 1979
  • Georgette Eckins, 1979
  • Matinda, 1979
  • Affaire Disco, 1981
  • Est-ce Que Tu Moyens?, 1981
  • Cooperation, 1982
  • Affaire Video, 1982
  • N'Simba Eli, 1982
  • Bonne Annee, 1983
  • In Nairobi, 1984
  • Aladji, 1987
  • For Ever, 1989
  • Lukolo, 1989
  • Capita General, 1990
  • Megamix, July 1990
  • Rumba Music, 1993
  • No Callous Digas No, 1995
  • Galo Negro, 1998
  • Sam Mangwana Sings Dino Vangu, 2000
  • Volume 1 Bilinga Linga 1968/1969, June 2000
  • Volume 2 Eyebana 1980/1984, June 2000
  • Very Best of 2001, Stride 2001
  • Cantos de Esperanca, April 2003
  • Lubamba, 2016
With TPOK Jazz
Contributing artist

See also

References

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[There is significant overlap mid these, and also with Flemming Harrev's liner notes for Sam Mangwana's 1989 Canta Mocambique album.]