Nyboma
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Nyboma is one of the most celebrated Soukous
musicians in the world. Nyboma Mwan'dido was born in Zaire
(now known as the Democratic Republic of Congo).
Nyboma started singing with Orchestre Negro Succes. In 1969 he joined the band Baby National, then Bella Bella
. He broke away and started a band called Lipua Lipua, with which he scored the hit "Kamale". When he left Lipua Lipua, he called his next band Les Kamale. In the 1970s Les Kamale was a popular danceband with their hits "Salanga" and "Afida na ngai." In 1979 Nyboma was drafted into African All-Stars in Togo
, after the bands' founder Sam Mangwana
had left. They recorded the hits "Doublé Doublé" and "Papy Sodolo".
Nyboma has worked with many musical greats from Congo, from Pepe Kalle
and others in Empire Bakuba
, to Koffi Olomide
and his counterparts in Les Quatre Etoiles
: Bopol, Syran and Wuta Mayi
.
Nyboma’s album Anicet was produced by Ibrahim Sylla
, and his signature is evident from the polished, multi-layered songs in the album—including a song in which Nyboma pays tribute to Malcolm X
(in a song of the same title) and to Pan-Africanism
in a song entitled Abissinia (a name for ancient Ethiopia
).
Several of his albums are collaborations with Pepe Kalle
, Madilu Système, Kamale, Lokassa Ya Mbongo, and others.
Soukous
Soukous is a dance music genre that originated in the two neighbouring countries of Belgian Congo and French Congo during the 1930s and early 1940s, and which has gained popularity throughout Africa...
musicians in the world. Nyboma Mwan'dido was born in Zaire
Zaire
The Republic of Zaire was the name of the present Democratic Republic of the Congo between 27 October 1971 and 17 May 1997. The name of Zaire derives from the , itself an adaptation of the Kongo word nzere or nzadi, or "the river that swallows all rivers".-Self-proclaimed Father of the Nation:In...
(now known as the Democratic Republic of Congo).
Nyboma started singing with Orchestre Negro Succes. In 1969 he joined the band Baby National, then Bella Bella
Orchestre Bella Bella
L'Orchestre Bella Bella was a prominent DR Congo soukous band that formed in the early 1970s...
. He broke away and started a band called Lipua Lipua, with which he scored the hit "Kamale". When he left Lipua Lipua, he called his next band Les Kamale. In the 1970s Les Kamale was a popular danceband with their hits "Salanga" and "Afida na ngai." In 1979 Nyboma was drafted into African All-Stars in Togo
Togo
Togo, officially the Togolese Republic , is a country in West Africa bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, on which the capital Lomé is located. Togo covers an area of approximately with a population of approximately...
, after the bands' founder Sam Mangwana
Sam Mangwana
Sam Mangwana, born February 21, 1945, is a Congolese musician, born to a Zimbabwean migrant father and an Angolan mother. He is the frontman of his bands Festival des maquisards and African All Stars....
had left. They recorded the hits "Doublé Doublé" and "Papy Sodolo".
Nyboma has worked with many musical greats from Congo, from Pepe Kalle
Pepe Kalle
Pepe Kalle was a soukous singer, musician and bandleader from the Democratic Republic of the Congo...
and others in Empire Bakuba
Empire Bakuba
Empire Bakuba is an influential soukous band that formed in Zaire in 1972, founded by popular singer Pepe Kalle. The name of the band refers to the Bakuba Kingdom; it is sometimes reported as Empire Bakuba du Grand Kalle, in honor of Grand Kalle, the "father of Congolese music", who was also Pepe...
, to Koffi Olomide
Koffi Olomide
Antoine Christophe Agbepa Mumba, also known as Koffi Olomide , is a DR Congolese soukous singer, dancer, producer, and composer. He is also known by a multitude of other names and aliases.-Background:...
and his counterparts in Les Quatre Etoiles
Les Quatre Etoiles
Les Quatre Etoiles is the Soukous musical group consisting of the Congolese musicians, Bopol Mansiamina, Wuta Mayi, Syran Mbenza and Nyboma.Their album, Sangonini, was produced by the renowned African music producer Ibrahim Sylla. The song "Doly", from Sangoni, enjoyed worldwide popularity,...
: Bopol, Syran and Wuta Mayi
Wuta Mayi
Gaspard Wuta Mayi, commonly known as Wuta Mayi, is a soukous recording artist, composer and vocalist, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo...
.
Nyboma’s album Anicet was produced by Ibrahim Sylla
Ibrahim Sylla
Ibrahim Sylla is the grand Maestro of modern African Music. He is an internationally acclaimed musician whose production and music direction has defined popular African music. From West African dance, to Congolese Soukous , to melodic griot-led songs, Sylla's signature as a music producer is...
, and his signature is evident from the polished, multi-layered songs in the album—including a song in which Nyboma pays tribute to Malcolm X
Malcolm X
Malcolm X , born Malcolm Little and also known as El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz , was an African American Muslim minister and human rights activist. To his admirers he was a courageous advocate for the rights of African Americans, a man who indicted white America in the harshest terms for its...
(in a song of the same title) and to Pan-Africanism
Pan-Africanism
Pan-Africanism is a movement that seeks to unify African people or people living in Africa, into a "one African community". Differing types of Pan-Africanism seek different levels of economic, racial, social, or political unity...
in a song entitled Abissinia (a name for ancient Ethiopia
Ethiopia
Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...
).
Several of his albums are collaborations with Pepe Kalle
Pepe Kalle
Pepe Kalle was a soukous singer, musician and bandleader from the Democratic Republic of the Congo...
, Madilu Système, Kamale, Lokassa Ya Mbongo, and others.
Discography
- Anicethttp://www.sternsmusic.com/disk_info.php?id=STCD1064
- Nyboma & Kamale Dynamique
- Double Double
- Lipwa Lipwa De Nyboma
- Stop Feu Rouge
- Moyibi
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See also
- Music of the Democratic Republic of the CongoMusic of the Democratic Republic of the CongoDescribing the music of the Democratic Republic of the Congo is difficult, due to vagaries surrounding the meanings of various terms. The country itself was formerly called Zaire and is now sometimes referred to as Congo-Kinshasa to distinguish it from the Republic of the Congo...