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Masuwa by Les Bantous De La Capitale

Artist Biography For Les Bantous De La Capitale

Bantous De La Capitale Renowned Congolese Rumba Band Formed 1959. Notable Early Members Jean Serge Essous Born Mossendjo Congo-Brazzaville Jan. 15 1934 Died Brazzaville Nov. 25 2009 Saxophone Clarinet. Vocal Edouard "Edo" Ganga Born Brazzaville Oct. 27 1933 Vocal Célestin "Célio" Kouka Born Brazzaville 1930s Maracas Vocal Daniel "De La Lune" Lubelo Born Mambenga Congo-Brazzaville Mar. 15 1934 Bass Nino Malapet Born Brazzaville Mar. 8 1935 Saxophone Papa Noel Nedule Born Kinshasa Dec. 25 1940 Guitar Saturnin Pandi Born Mpita Congo-Brazzaville May 31 1932 Died Brazzaville 1996 Congas . Congo-Brazzaville Nurtured A Number Of First-Rate Bands None More Important Than The Luminous Bantous De La Capitale. Four Of Its Musicians Célestin Edo Essous And Malapet Had Started Their Careers In Brazzaville In The Early Fifties' Band Negro Jazz. Across The River In Kinshasa Essous And Two Other Brazzavilleans De La Lune And Pandi Became Founding Members Of O.K. Jazz In 1956 Edo And Célestin Joined The Next Year. In 1959 With The Prospect Of Independence For The Two Congos Looming Large These Five Brazzavilleans Returned Home To Form Orchestre Bantou.

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