Sam Mangwana

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Sam Mangwana (born February 21, 1945 in Kinshasa ) is an Angolan singer and composer from the Democratic Republic of the Congo .

biography

Mangwana grew up in Kinshasa, where he heard the music of international artists performing there. Above all, the music of Cuban artists not only influenced him, but also shaped the entire development of Congolese music. At first he was the singer in a school band. After the band leader Tabu Ley Rochereau discovered him in 1963, he became a member of his soukous band African Fiesta .

He later sang in several successful bands, initially at the Festival des Maquisards, which he co-founded . This formation broke up in 1969. He then worked for Franco's TP OK Jazz from 1972 to 1975 , then switched to Tabu Leys African Jazz for a short time . In 1976 he started a solo career and was accompanied by the African All Stars .

In addition to Kinshasa, he also lived and worked in Brazzaville , Lagos , Accra and Abidjan . On the basis of all the knowledge of the various regional styles of African pop music acquired everywhere, he created a synthesis of pan-African pop music, since "black African music, apart from a few regional variants, is largely uniform".

In 1975 the Angolan government awarded him the title of National Artist for the title Minha Angola .

Discography

  • With Festival des Maquisards, 1977
  • Waka Waka, 1978
  • Maria Tebbo, 1979
  • Georgette Eckins, 1979
  • Matinda, 1979
  • Affaire Disco, 1981
  • Est-ce Que Tu Moyens ?, 1981
  • Cooperation, 1982
  • Affaire Video, 1982
  • N'Simba Eli, 1982
  • Bonne Annee, 1983
  • In Nairobi, 1984
  • Aladji, 1987
  • For Ever, 1989
  • Lukolo, 1989
  • Capita General, 1990
  • Megamix, July 1990
  • Rumba Music, 1993
  • No Me Digas No, 1995
  • Galo Negro, 1998
  • Sam Mangwana Sings Dino Vangu, 2000
  • Volume 1 Bilinga Linga 1968/1969, 2000
  • Volume 2 Eyebana 1980/1984, 2000
  • Very Best of 2001, 2001
  • Cantos de Esperanca, 2003

Secondary literature

  • Wolfgang Bender: Sweet Mother: Modern African Music Trickster, Munich 1985; ISBN 3-923804-10-5
  • Ronnie Graham: World of African Music: Stern's Guide to Contemporary African Music Pluto, London 1992; ISBN 0745305520

Remarks

  1. ↑ cit. n.Binder, p. 75
personal data
SURNAME Mangwana, Sam
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Congolese soukous singer
DATE OF BIRTH February 21, 1945
PLACE OF BIRTH Kinshasa