Rigobert Bamundele, best known as Rigo Star, is an appreciated
soukous
Soukous (from French '' secousse'', "shock, jolt, jerk") is a genre of dance music from Congo-Kinshasa and Congo-Brazzaville. It derived from Congolese rumba in the 1960s, becoming known for its fast dance rhythms and intricate guitar improv ...
guitarist
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and composer from
DR Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in ...
, now based in
Paris
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. He has played with several major soukous and
world music acts, including
Papa Wemba
Jules Shungu Wembadio Pene Kikumba (14 June 1949 – 24 April 2016), known professionally as Papa Wemba (), was a Congolese singer and musician who played Congolese rumba, soukous, and ndombolo. Dubbed the "King of Rumba Rock", he was one of th ...
's
Viva La Musica,
Bozi Boziana
Mbenzu Ngamboni Bokili (born 28 September 1951), better known as Bozi Boziana, is a Congolese singer, songwriter and bandleader. He has been in several major soukous bands, including Orchestre Bamboula, Minzoto Sangela, Zaiko Langa Langa, Isif ...
's
Anti-Choc,
Kanda Bongo Man
Kanda Bongo Man (born Bongo Kanda; 1955) is a Congolese soukous musician.
Kanda Bongo Man was born in Inongo, Democratic Republic of the Congo. He became the singer for Orchestra Belle Mambo in 1973, developing a sound influenced by Tabu Ley. H ...
,
Koffi Olomide
Antoine Christophe Agbepa Mumba (13 July 1956), known professionally as Koffi Olomidé, is a Congolese Soukus singer, dancer, producer, and composer. He has had several gold records in his career. He is the founder of the Quartier Latin Internati ...
,
Kelele,
Kékélé, and
Paul Simon and Fally Ipupa in his 2009 album. His name is mostly associated with Congolese female singer
M'bilia Bel, with whom he collaborated almost exclusively throughout the 1990s. He has also released a few solo works, including the 1998 album ''
Attention!
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'' with
Sam Mangwana
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Places
* Sam, Benin
* Sam, Boulkiemdé, Burkina Faso
* Sam, Bourzanga, Burkina Faso
* Sam, Kongoussi, Burkina Faso
* Sam, Iran
* Sam, Teton County, Idaho, United States, a populated place
People and fictional ...
on vocals.
Partial discography
Solo
* ''Got the Feeling'' (1997)
* ''Attention!'' (1998)
* ''Ne refuse pas'' (1985)
With M'bilia Bel
* ''Phénomène'' (1988)
* ''Ironie'' (1993)
With Koffi Olomide
* ''Aia ai ai la bombe eclate''
Aia ai ai la bombe eclate
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With Bozi Boziana's Anti-Choc
* ''Coupe Monte''
With Paul Simon
* ''The Rhythm of the Saints
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'' (1990)
Footnotes
Democratic Republic of the Congo guitarists
Living people
Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriates in France
Year of birth missing (living people)
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