Congolese songwriter and rhythm guitarist Lokassa Ya Mbongo is dead. Lokassa Ya Mbongo, real names Lokassa Kasia Denis, died on Tuesday in the United States of America after struggling with heart ...

The death of Lokassa ya Mbongo has left a deep void in the world of rhumba rhythm guitarists. He was one of the top rhythm guitarists in Congolese rhumba and benga music who could only be rivalled by ...

The family of legendary Congolese guitarist Lokassa ya Mbongo say they are going through "unbearable pain" and "humiliation" as they wait for government help to bury him almost seven months after his ...

Musician Mekanisi Modero said he had been informed about Lokassa's death by a nurse who has been taking care of him. She said he had breathing difficulties before he collapsed and died in Nashua, New ...

Lokassa and the Soukous Stars. That is what the name of the group would have been. It was a textbook; Franco and TP OK Jazz, Tabu Ley and Afrisa Internationale, Verckys and Veve, Aurlus Mabele and ...

Lokassa ya M'Bongo fue uno de los músicos más influyentes de la música congoleña, su estilo único y su habilidad para tocar la guitarra lo convirtieron en un ícono de la música africana.

Marie-José, c’est le titre d'une chanson devenue tube, composée par Lokassa Ya Mbongo et chantée durant près de 20 ans par son ami El Maestro Ballou Canta. « Je suis dévasté parce qu'on a sillonné le ...

La ministre de la Culture et Arts, Catherine Kathungu.a à l’occasion du briefing du gouvernement dans le cadre du bilan sectoriel du ministère de la Culture, arts et patrimoines a promis jeudi, en ...