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Mbilia Bel, Bana OK band, Le Karmapa to perform in Nairobi

A huge music festival is going to take place in Nairobi next weekend, and it will include Congolese songbird Mbilia Bel, Bana OK vocalist Manda Chante, and rhumba star Le Karmapa (Prince of Rhumba). Rhumba enthusiasts in Nairobi are very excited about this event.

The Bana OK band, based in Kinshasa, could potentially form a backup team.

Bana OK is a band that sprang from the famed TP OK Jazz ensemble, which Franco Luambo Luanzo Makiadi commanded for three decades until his death in 1989. Bana OK is an offspring of the band Bana OK.

Pan African Festival is the name of the event that will take place at the well-known Carnivore Restaurant in Nairobi.

Earlier this week, event organizer Jules Nsana of Nsana Promotions said that the performance is a continuation of Franco’s 35th death anniversary celebration. He made this statement while speaking to the broadcast of “Saturday Nation.”

Additionally, the live event will honour Michel Boyibnda, a former vocalist for TP OK who passed away earlier this month in Brazzaville, Congo.

Manda Chante has been at the forefront of the Bana OK gigs ever since the previous band leader, Lutumba Simaro, decided to retire from doing live shows and picked Manda Chante to head the band after his retirement. In March of 2019, Simaro passed away.

Chante, who was a member of the original Wenge Musica band, has also performed a number of interpretations of songs by other prominent Congolese singers in addition to his own compositions.

He was one of the Clan Wenge members who participated in a concert in London around the beginning of this year. A number of other musicians, such as guitarists Bukina Faso and Patent Kusangila, as well as vocalist Allain Mpela, participated in his performances.

Mbilia Bel, who often describes Kenya as her second home, will have yet another chance to thrill her admirers as a result of this event.

The evergreen classic song “Nakei Nairobi,” which translates to “I am going to Nairobi” in Lingala, continues to be her most popular song among her admirers in Kenya.

Over the course of the last several years, a number of students attending elementary and secondary schools in Kenya have made their own interpretations of the song and performed it at the yearly music festivals.

It is 17 years later that we remember the Congolese singer Madilu System.

Additionally, it is anticipated that the singer, who resides in Kinshasa, would play a selection of the other well-known songs that she performed with Tabu Ley Rochereau’s Afrisa International Band. These songs include Eswi Yo Wapi, Nadina, and Beyanga from the band.

Mbilia Bel was a member of Afrisa International from 1982 to 1987, prior to her decision to pursue a career as a solo artist.

In the case of Le Karmapa, whose musical style spans many generations of rhumba music, this will be an opportunity for him to charm Kenyan rhumba lovers with some of his songs, such as La Duchesse, Caligula, and Mama Yemo.

In addition, attendees will have the opportunity to taste African dishes and beverages at discounted costs while the event is in progress.

Advance tickets cost Sh1,500, gate tickets cost Sh2,000, advance VIP tickets cost Sh5,000, and gate tickets cost Sh6,000. It is possible to purchase tickets at M Tickets.

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