Michel Boyibanda
Michel Boyibanda (22 February 1940 – 9 October 2024) was a Congolese soukous recording artist, composer, and vocalist. He was once a member of the Congolese Rumba band TPOK Jazz, led by François Luambo Makiadi, which dominated the Congolese music scene from the 1950s through the 1980s.
Michel Boyibanda
- Name
- Michel Boyibanda
- Born
- 22 February 1940
- Birthplace
- Mokouangou, Republic of the Congo
- Died
- 9 October 2024
- Place of death
- Brazzaville University Hospital, Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
- Occupation
- composer, vocalist
- Nationality
- Republic of the Congo
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Key facts
• Name — Michel Boyibanda • Birth Name — Michel Boyibanda • Born — 22 February 1940 • Birthplace — Mokouangou, Republic of the Congo • Died — 9 October 2024 • Place of death — Brazzaville University Hospital, Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo • Instrument — Vocalist • Genre — Congo music • Occupation — composer, vocalist • Years Active — 1958 – 2015 • Past Member Of — TPOK Jazz Bana OK
Biography
Biography
Boyibanda was born on 22 February 1940 in Mokouangou, in the Republic of the Congo. He was a member of the Negro Band in Brazzaville, before he crossed the Congo River in 1964 to join the TPOK Jazz band in Leopoldville (now Kinshasa) in neighboring Democratic Republic of the Congo. He is also reported to have performed with other groups including Les Trios Freres, Rumbaya, and Cercul Jazz.
Illness and death
Illness and death
In 2015 he suffered the first of three strokes. His health went downhill from there. Following his third stroke, he was admitted to the Brazzaville University Hospital. Boyibanda died there on 9 October 2024, at the age of 84.
Life and career
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Michel Boyibanda born.
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Michel Boyibanda died.
Partial discography
• Ata Na Yebi (1966) • Samba Toko Samba (1966) • Andu Wa Andura (1971) • Ba Soucis Na Week-End (1971) • Osaboté Ngai Jean-Jean (1971) • Zando Ya Tipo-Tipo (1974) • Nzete Esololaka Na Moto Te (1975)
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