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Isaac Musekiwa

Isaac Musekiwa

Soukous recording artist and saxophonist, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)

Isaac Musekiwa (c. 1930 – 1991) was a soukous recording artist and saxophonist, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). He was once a member of the soukous band TPOK Jazz, led by François Luambo Makiadi, which dominated the Congolese music scene from the 1950s through the 1980s.[1]

Isaac Musekiwa (left), Franco Luambo (right), and Joseph "Mujos" Mulama (center) in Léopoldville, ca. 1963

Overview

Musekiwa was born and grew up in Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), before he migrated to Congo-Kinshasa. He became good friends with Franco and is one of those who constantly played with him all those years.[2]

Musekiwa died in 1991.[3]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Isaac Musekiwa Was A Member of TPOK Jazz From The 1950s Until The 1980s Archived 2014-02-26 at the Wayback Machine
  2. [2]
    Isaac Musekiwa Joined TPOK Jazz In 1957
  3. [3]
    newZWire (6 April 2019). "Isaac Musekiwa: Zimbabwe's forgotten gift to Congolese Rhumba". newZWire. Retrieved 3 April 2021.


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