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Biography
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Orchestra Super Mazembe
Effective period / Period of releases: 1975 - 1983
Members: Loboko Bua Mangala, Mutonkole Longwa Didos, Kassonga Wa Kanema, Lovy Longomba, Katele Aley, Nashil Pichen Kazembe, Mwanza Wa Mwanza Mulunguluke, Ngoi Kitenge Was Kitombole
Orchestra Super Mazembe was a band based in Kenya playing Lingala (Soukous) music. The band had roots in Super Vox, a band formed in 1967 in Congo (then Zaire) and led by Mutonkole Lonwa Didos. The band moved to Nairobi in 1974 and changed its name to Orchestra Super Mazembe. Not to be confused with Orchestre Mazembe from Congo who played Soucous music.:format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/A-911035-1492786229-8106.jpeg.jpg){kind=link}