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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Tanzania
- Active from
- 1947-02-10
- Active to
- 2010-12-13
Discography
- Nalilia Mwana1988
- Songs for the Poor Man1989
- Songs For The Poor Man1989
- Mambo1992
- Sema1995
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- Listeners
- 11,030
- Total plays
- 36,631
Tags
africansoukousDR CongoAllworld
Remmy Ongala (1947–2010) and his Super Matimila Orchestra are without doubt Tanzania’s most well known band, and have performed many times in Europe and the USA. Remmy Ongala is originally from Zaire/Congo. He lost his mother when he was nine years old and had to take on the responsibility of raising his siblings. As a 17-year-old he was in a youth band, Bantu Success, as a singer and drummer. This was not popular with his family, so Remmy had to leave the band. <a href="https://www.last.fm/musi
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Place of birth
- Kivu
- Place of death
- Dar es Salaam
- Occupation
- singer
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Real World Records
- Official website
- realworldrecords.com/news/remmy-ongala-
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- date of death
- 2010-12-13
- date of birth
- 1947-00-00
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