Although Zairo or Congolese music is not my musical preference, I must admit I was conditioned to liking a few like Awilo, Madilu, BCBG, and Pav...(Pav...whatever!). My brothers Patrick and Alex are NYARA-NYARA / KWASAKWASA in the marrows and terrorized me into digging Madilu. They know I do not understand the music but they are always determined to make me hear it. Even they take over control of my own car stereo with their fucking Nyaranyara CDs. And each time I hear "Twingo-lingo-dunka-dung-dung: Twingo-lingo-dunka-dung-dung..." approach, I always know it is their cars. Then I like go "...Oh lord, not that music terror again!!". Like I was saying, I got to like Madilu. But don't ask me the titles of the songs. I never remember them anyway. In the spirit of brotherhood of man, I join his fans in expressing condolences
[Ugandacom] MADILU DIES IN KINSHASA#8206;Från: Edward Mulindwa ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) genom [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skickat: den 14 augusti 2007 23:44:38 Svara till: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Till: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [email protected] Kopia: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; rwanda ([EMAIL PROTECTED]); [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; CameroonNet ([EMAIL PROTECTED]); Pan-Africanist Forum ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) *Madilu Dies in Kinshasa* *The Nation* (Nairobi)NEWS12 August 2007Posted to the web 13 August 2007 By Amos NgairaNairobi Veteran Congolese musician Madilu Bialu System is dead. Madilu who was amongthe kingpins of the legendary TP OK Jazz band led by the late Franco LuanzoMakiadi in the 1980s died yesterday morning at a hospital in Kinshasa. According to Robert Osano, a Kenyan living in Kinshasa who spoke to SundayNation yesterday, initial reports indicated that the Congolese musician diedshortly after being admitted at a Kinshasa hospital complaining of fatigueand neck pains. However he reportedly collapsed and died as the medical personnel weremaking frantic efforts to revive him at a hospital in Kinshasa. "The Congolese President, Mr Joseph Kabila while in declaring nationalmourning for Madilu has already arranged to have his body moved from theUniversity Clinic where he died to the Ngaliema," said Mr Osano. *Suspended activities* The International show of Kinshasa which is going on, has suspended allmusic activities which would have been performed by most Congolese leadingartistes among them Papa Wemba, Koffi Olomide, JB Mpiana, Werra son, BillClinton until further notice. "He had been alright and was last seen on Wednesday practising with his bandbut complained of fatigue. He however became worse on Friday night and wasrushed to hospital at 01.00 a.m. (DRC time) but by the time he was taken tohospital he was partially paralysed," Osano added. Since the news of his death, most Congolese radio stations have been playinghis music. Also according to Osano most of the leading musicians have already appearedon TV paying homage to the fallen music star. Madilu who was arguably one of the best composers in DRC will be rememberedfor some of his compositions while with TP OK Jazz. Some of these are PesaPosition while he did the lead vocals on some of the popular TP PK Jazzsongs like Mamou, Non and Makambo Ezali Minene. However, most of his fans will remember his duets with the great Francowhich featured in many memorable songs. After an almost ten-year singing career initially with Bakuba Mayopi andother groups, Madilu joined TOP OK Jazz in the early 1980s where he set therecord as one of the first to have the honour of introducing himself on asong. This notable introduction by Madilu was on the song Non which was off the1983 album Chez Fabrice. To most fans of TP OK Jazz, Madilu also came off well on Tu Vois (Mamou) ahumorous song depicting a conversation between two women; a divorcee withchildren and her friend Mamou, a married woman who she accuses of trying tobreak up her marriage. Many of Madilu's fans will remember how in the song, Madilu played thecriticising and satirical role of Mamou who had accused her friend of "beinga prostitute" yet she was infact the one using her friend to cover up herimmoral acts. Some of his contemporaries while with the group include singers JoskyKiambukuta, late Ntesa Dalienst, Papa Noelle, the late Djo Mpoyi, MpudiDecca, Ndombe Opetum, among others. After the death of Franco he parted ways with his colleagues and went solo.He later released solo albums such as Sans Commentaire L'eau, Bonheur" andPouvoir. His former colleagues teamed up to form the Kinshasa based Bana OK bandunder the leadership of Lutumba Simaro Massiya. Madilu's Kenyans fans will recall how in 1985 he was in Mombasa for aprivate wedding to a Swiss wife. She was much older but Madilu insisted that he loved her and age had nothingto do with it. He had also severally toured Kenya and Tanzania both with TP OK Jazz and hisown band for a series of shows. Back home in Kinshasa, Madilu has left his Congolese wife, Mama Biya withfour children. Notably also in recent years Madilu had been shifting in performancesbetween Europe and Kinshasa. In Paris, he has recorded with other leading artistes like Nyboma Mwandido,Lokasa ya Mbongo, Dally Kimoko, Nguma Lokito and ace solo guitarist RigoStar. In the recent past, Madilu had been keeping a back band in Kinshasa afterrelocating from Paris to Kinshasa. The Mulindwas Communication Group"With Yoweri Museveni, Uganda is in anarchy" Groupe de communication Mulindwas "avec Yoweri Museveni, l'Ouganda est dans l'anarchie" _______________________________________________ No banners. No pop-ups. No kidding. Make My Way your home on the Web - http://www.myway.com
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