*Okuto del Coli,* ** *Do you understand Latin? * *Or you also dismiss Mozart in Latin out of hand?*
================================= On 8/15/07, Okuto del Coli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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) > NEWS > 12 August 2007 > Posted to the web 13 August 2007 > > By Amos Ngaira > Nairobi > > Veteran Congolese musician Madilu Bialu System is dead. Madilu who was > among > the kingpins of the legendary TP OK Jazz band led by the late Franco > Luanzo > Makiadi in the 1980s died yesterday morning at a hospital in Kinshasa. > > According to Robert Osano, a Kenyan living in Kinshasa who spoke to Sunday > Nation yesterday, initial reports indicated that the Congolese musician > died > shortly after being admitted at a Kinshasa hospital complaining of fatigue > and neck pains. > > However he reportedly collapsed and died as the medical personnel were > making frantic efforts to revive him at a hospital in Kinshasa. > > "The Congolese President, Mr Joseph Kabila while in declaring national > mourning for Madilu has already arranged to have his body moved from the > University Clinic where he died to the Ngaliema," said Mr Osano. > > *Suspended activities* > > The International show of Kinshasa which is going on, has suspended all > music activities which would have been performed by most Congolese leading > artistes among them Papa Wemba, Koffi Olomide, JB Mpiana, Werra son, Bill > Clinton until further notice. > > "He had been alright and was last seen on Wednesday practising with his > band > but complained of fatigue. He however became worse on Friday night and was > rushed to hospital at 01.00 a.m. (DRC time) but by the time he was taken > to > hospital he was partially paralysed," Osano added. > > Since the news of his death, most Congolese radio stations have been > playing > his music. > > Also according to Osano most of the leading musicians have already > appeared > on TV paying homage to the fallen music star. > > Madilu who was arguably one of the best composers in DRC will be > remembered > for some of his compositions while with TP OK Jazz. Some of these are Pesa > Position while he did the lead vocals on some of the popular TP PK Jazz > songs like Mamou, Non and Makambo Ezali Minene. > > However, most of his fans will remember his duets with the great Franco > which featured in many memorable songs. > > After an almost ten-year singing career initially with Bakuba Mayopi and > other groups, Madilu joined TOP OK Jazz in the early 1980s where he set > the > record as one of the first to have the honour of introducing himself on a > song. > > This notable introduction by Madilu was on the song Non which was off the > 1983 album Chez Fabrice. > > To most fans of TP OK Jazz, Madilu also came off well on Tu Vois (Mamou) a > humorous song depicting a conversation between two women; a divorcee with > children and her friend Mamou, a married woman who she accuses of trying > to > break up her marriage. > > Many of Madilu's fans will remember how in the song, Madilu played the > criticising and satirical role of Mamou who had accused her friend of > "being > a prostitute" yet she was infact the one using her friend to cover up her > immoral acts. > > Some of his contemporaries while with the group include singers Josky > Kiambukuta, late Ntesa Dalienst, Papa Noelle, the late Djo Mpoyi, Mpudi > Decca, 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" and > Pouvoir. > > His former colleagues teamed up to form the Kinshasa based Bana OK band > under the leadership of Lutumba Simaro Massiya. > > Madilu's Kenyans fans will recall how in 1985 he was in Mombasa for a > private wedding to a Swiss wife. > > She was much older but Madilu insisted that he loved her and age had > nothing > to do with it. > > He had also severally toured Kenya and Tanzania both with TP OK Jazz and > his > own band for a series of shows. > > Back home in Kinshasa, Madilu has left his Congolese wife, Mama Biya with > four children. > > Notably also in recent years Madilu had been shifting in performances > between 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 Rigo > Star. > > In the recent past, Madilu had been keeping a back band in Kinshasa after > relocating 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. 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