Legendary TPOK Jazz crooner Josky Kiambukuta is dead. The Chandra singer died in a Kinshasa hospital on Sunday, March 7, to be yet another dark addition to fallen TPOK greats such as the band’s ...

34 years after his death, Franco Luambo Makiadi's name still looms large over the world of Rhumba. Franco and his baby, the band TPOK Jazz are an indelible part of Rhumba. And while the band outlived ...

Veteran Congolese singer Josky Kiambukuta died at a hospital in Kinshasa, the DR Congo, after a long illness. Josky was one of the few surviving members of the legendary TPOK Jazz. According to close ...

Many readers may not have heard ‘Col Bangala’, the eponymous title of a song by Franco Luambo Makiadi of the TPOK Jazz. Intended for Congolese, the song may not have won any international acclaim. But ...

Rest in peace the Grand Pharaoh, Madilu: “He was Bialu Madilu, also known as Multi Système, Grand Pharaoh, Grand Ninja, Sa Majesté and Grande Baleine. Born in Matadi, in the province of Bas Congo, he ...

Kinshasa — Legendary TPOK Jazz singer Josky Kiambukuta died in a Kinshasa hospital on Sunday. The 72-year-old singer, songwriter and performer had been ill for several years. Josky was one of the last ...