Victor Longomba Besange Lokuli, commonly known as Vicky Longomba (23 December 1932 – 12 March 1988), was a Congolese singer.
Born in Léopoldville, present-day
Kinshasa
Kinshasa (; ; ), formerly named Léopoldville from 1881–1966 (), is the Capital city, capital and Cities of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Kinshasa is one of the world's fastest-grow ...
, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, he was a founding member of
Tout puissant OK Jazz, a Congolese
rumba
The term rumba may refer to a variety of unrelated music styles. Originally, "rumba" was used as a synonym for "party" in northern Cuba, and by the late 19th century it was used to denote the complex of secular music styles known as Cuban rumba ...
group.
He later formed his own group, Lovy du Zaire. He was the father of Lovy Longomba (member of
Super Mazembe
Orchestra Super Mazembe was a Kenyan soukous band. Originally formed in Zaire in 1967 under the name Super Vox, the group, led by Longwa Didos Mutonkole, moved to Nairobi in 1974 and changed their name. Their biggest hit was "Shauri Yako", a cov ...
) and
Awilo Longomba
Louis Albert William Longomba (born 5 May 1962), known professionally as Awilo Longomba, is a Congolese soukous singer, drummer, songwriter, dancer, and producer. William is known for pioneering the techno- soukous genre, a variant of soukous ...
, both popular musicians.
He died in Kinshasa on 12 March 1988, aged 55.
References
20th-century Democratic Republic of the Congo male singers
TPOK Jazz members
1932 births
1988 deaths
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