Tshiyombo tshala muana biography
TSHALA MUANA: THE SONGBIRD OF DRC
By Jarome Ogola.
Tshala Muana is easily one of the most recognized and celebrated African female musicians. In the mid-1980s, she was a household name across the region with her songs, receiving regular airplay in many radio programs. Her hit song 'karibu yangu' gained wild popularity in entertainment joints.
The showmanship that was introduced to Congolese music by James Brown, in the 1974 boxing bout concert, between the legendary Mohammed Ali and George Foreman, popularly known as 'Rumble in the Jungle ‘and perfected by local bands like Orchestre Sosoliso and Orchestre Stukas, found a continuation into the 1980s through Tshala's powerful stage performances. Her dancing prowess, described by others as near explicit, was a magnet that made fans cover long distances to attend her shows.
On this, she easily had the edge over her competitors as the genre of music she did, 'mutuashi'
Tshala Muana: The raunchy DR Congo diva who captivated a ...!