He changed his name to Ilunga Chenji Kamanda wa Kamanda Gaston Omer after Mobutu decreed that Zaire nationals replace their Christian names with African ones. (Therefore you will find Tabu Frantal also referred to as Tabu Ogollah, Tabu Saidi, even Batchalinge, or Tabu Atchatchambala!)īaba Gaston was born on Jat Likasi, near Lubumbashi in Shaba Province, Eastern DR Congo. I have followed spelling of band members' names from quoted sources, record sleeves etc, and not standardized them. Major contributions haveīeen made by Peter Toll, Douglas Paterson, Tim Clifford, Zim Bida, Flemming Harrev, Alan Wheeler, Paul Johnston, Siama Matuzungidi,Īnd others listed below. The information on this page is copyright, but mayīe reprinted with proper acknowledgment (see bottom of page for Creative Commons Licensing Agreement). My aim here is to plot a family tree, addingīand names, including names of band members, dates, and recordings of these bands.
This page is devoted to expatriate Congolese bands working in East Africa in the 70s and 80s.
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