TPOK Jazz
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OK Jazz, later renamed TPOK Jazz, was a Congolese rumba band from the Democratic Republic of the Congo established in 1956 and fronted by Franco.
Members of OK Jazz in Brussels, 1961
Franco Luambo (right), Isaac Musekiwa (left), and Joseph "Mujos" Mulama (center) in Léopoldville, ca. 1963
Drummer of TPOK Jazz in Léopoldville
Jolie Detta
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Jolie Detta Kamenga Kayobote, professionally known as Jolie Detta or Evangeliste Myriam Ndeka, is a Congolese singer-songwriter, dancer, and evangelist. She made her music debut with Choc Stars betwee
TPOK Jazz
…During the same timeframe, Malage de Lugendo, a vocalist, was recruited. Also Kiesse Diambu ya Ntessa from Afrisa International and female vocalist Jolie Detta came on board. At the beginning of 1987, Franco released a 15-minute song with the title "Attention Na Sida" (Beware of AIDS), from the eponymous album…
Detta in 2019