Active from 1981 Genre World | Active until 1984 | |
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Albums Verckys Present Langa-Langa Stars, Vol. 2 Record labels Flash Diffusion Business, Editions Veve International Similar | ||
Langa Langa Star were a popular DR Congo soukous band in the 1980s. The band had the peculiarity of featuring as much as seven lead vocalists, nicknamed the "7 Patrons of Langa Langa Stars".
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Langa Langa Stars were founded in 1981 as a spin-off of Papa Wemba's band Viva La Musica, which in turn may be described as a spin-off of the seminal soukous band Zaiko Langa Langa; it can thus be classified in the so-called "Clan Langa Langa", a large set of soukous bands that are directly or indirectly derivative of Zaiko. The "7 Patrons" were Esperant Djenga Ka, Djuna Djanana, Emeneya Mubiala, Dindo Yogo (all 4 of them ex-Viva La Musica), Evoloko Jocker, Djo Mali and Bozi Boziana (all 3 ex-Zaiko Langa Langa). In the early 1980s the Langa Langa Stars were one of the most popular soukous band in Congo. Their dance style sansaku became a craze of the times. They disbanded in 1984.
Partial discography
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La MignoneLes meilleurs succès de Langa Langa Stars - vol 2 (Les 7 patrons) · 2017
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Tantine BetenaLes Meilleurs succès de Langa Langa Stars - vol 3 (Les 7 patrons) · 2017