Orchestra Super Mazembe was a Kenyan soukous band. Originally formed in Zaire in 1967 under the name Super Vox, the group, led by Mutonkole Lonwa Didos, moved to Nairobi in 1974 and changed their name. Their biggest hit was "Shauri Yako", a cover of a song first performed by Nguashi Ntimbo & Festival Du Zaire.[1]

Discography

Albums

  • Mazembe (1980)
  • 10th Anniversary (1981)
  • Double Gold (1982)
  • Kaivaska (1982)
  • Wabe-Aba (1984)

Compilations

  • Their Greatest Hits (1986)
  • Maloba D' Amor (1990)
  • Hits of Mazembe vol. 4
  • Giants of East Africa (2001)

References

  1. ↑ "Un estimulante reencuentro con la Orchestra Super Mazembe" [A stimulating reunion with the Orchestra Super Mazembe]. eldiariomontanes.es (in Spanish). 5 May 2008. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
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