Longombas

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Kenyan music duo

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::summary Kenyan music duo ::

Lovy and Christian Longombas were a duo from Kenya who performed a mixture of Hip hop and Soukous. Christian Longomba was diagnosed with a brain tumor in May 2015, and underwent surgery to have it removed. He later required a second surgery due to blood clots in his brain and completed six weeks of radiation therapy. He died on March 13, 2021.

Career

The group consisted of two brothers, Christian and Lovy Longomba. They were from a musical family; their father Lovy Longomba Sr. was a member of Super Mazembe, while their grandfather Vicky Longomba was a member of TPOK Jazz. France-based Congolese musician Awilo Longomba is their uncle.

The group entered the Kenyan music scene in 2002 with their song "Dondosa", which became a national hit. Follow-up singles were "Piga Makofi", "Shika More" and "Vuta Pumz". Their debut album Chukua was released in 2005 by Ogopa DJs. In 2003, they left Ogopa DJs record label together with Deux Vultures and Mr. Googz & Vinnie Banton, and formed their own label, Bad Man Camp. Deux Vultures and the Longombas, however, later returned to Ogopa

They performed at the 2006 Channel O Music Video Awards in South Africa. The group later relocated from Kenya to Los Angeles.

Awards

Nominations

References

References

  1. Okuoro, Sara. "Christian Longomba is dead".
  2. Daily Nation, Lifestyle Magazine, October 11, 2003: [http://www.nationaudio.com/News/DailyNation/11102003/News/REVIEW2.html Remembering the great Franco]
  3. Daily Nation, Lifestyle Magazine, October 15, 2005: And the beat goes on for Longomba brothers
  4. The Standard, February 2, 2009: [http://standardmedia.co.ke/mag/InsidePage.php?id=1144007046&cid=123& Musical chairs in production houses]
  5. BBC: [https://web.archive.org/web/20080121063716/http://www.bbc.co.uk/africabeyond/africaonyourstreet/features/17796.shtml Channel O Spirit Of Africa Music Video Awards 2006]
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  7. "Tanzania Music Awards Winners 2006".
  8. [http://www.pamawards.com/nominated.php 2006 PAM Awards nominees]

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