Vicky Longomba

Vicky Longomba in 1960

Victor Longomba Besange Lokuli, commonly known as Vicky Longomba, (13 December 1932 – 12 March 1988[1]) was a Congolese singer and a founding member of Tout puissant OK Jazz, a Congolese rumba group.[2][3]

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.[4]

He died in Kinshasa in 1988.

References

1. "Hommage à Vicky Longomba Besange Lokuli". Congolite. 7 November 2013. Archived from the original on 7 November 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
2. "Franco". National Geographic World Music. Archived from the original on 3 January 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
3. Broughton, Simon; Ellingham, Mark; Trillo, Richard (1999). World Music. Africa, Europe and the Middle East. An A-Z of the Music, Musicians and Discs. Rough Guides. ISBN 1858286352.
4. Diop, Jeannot ne Nzau (19 March 2005). "Congo-Kinshasa: Il y a 17 ans mourait Vicky Longomba Besange" [Congo-Kinshasa: Vicky Longomba Besange died 17 years ago]. Le Potentiel (in French). Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Retrieved 9 October 2024.