Vicky Longomba
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Vicky Longomba | |
|---|---|
| File:Vicky Longomba.jpg Longomba in 1960 | |
| Born | Victor Longomba Besange Lokuli 23 December 1932 Léopoldville, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Died | 12 March 1988 (aged 55) Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Children | inc. Awilo Longomba |
Victor Longomba Besange Lokuli, commonly known as Vicky Longomba (23 December 1932 – 12 March 1988), was a Congolese singer.[1]
Born in Léopoldville, present-day Kinshasa, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo,[2] he was a founding member of Tout puissant OK Jazz, a Congolese rumba group.[3][4]
He later formed his own group, Lovy du Zaire. He was the father of Lovy Longomba (member of Super Mazembe) and Awilo Longomba, both popular musicians.[5]
He died in Kinshasa on 12 March 1988, aged 55.[6]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
Lua error in Module:Authority_control at line 153: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
