Vicky Longomba

Vicky Longomba

Vicky Longomba (Born December 13, 1932, died March 12, 1988 in Kinshasa [ [http://www.congolite.com/music21.htm www.congolite.com] ] ) was the lead singer and founder of Tout puissant OK Jazz, a Congolese rumba group. [ [http://alacarte.lexisnexis.com/partners/int/google/landingpage.asp?id=19476688&mtid=1&ws=9j0hDk1UboE=&ws_pub=The%20Nation%20(Kenya)%20-%20AAGM&ws_date=August%205,%202006&ws_len=7761&ws_lni=4KKM-2KH0-TX4T-S1SY-00000-00&ws_lastupdate=20060808&ws_title=SICKLY%20YOULOU%20MABIALA%20IN%20PARIS&ws_refer=http://news.google.com/archivesearch?q=%22Vicky+Longomba%22&ie=ISO-8859-1&oe=ISO-8859-1 The Nation (Kenya)] ] [cite book|title=World Music|author= Simon Broughton, Mark Ellingham, Richard Trillo|year=1999|publisher=Rough Guides|id=ISBN 1858286352]

He later formed his own group, Lovy du Zaire.

He was the father of Lovy Longomba (member of Super Mazembe) and Awilo Longomba, both popular musicians.

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