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Sam Mangwana
Musical artist
Sam Mangwana (born 21 February 1945), is a Congolese-born musician, born to Angolan parents.[1][2] He was the frontman of his bands Festival des Maquisards and African All Stars.
Mangwana was a member of François Luambo Makiadi's seminal band TPOK Jazz, and Tabu Ley Rochereau's bands African Fiesta, African Fiesta National and Afrisa International.[3]
History
He was born on 21 February 1945 in then Leopoldville, now Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the largest city in that country.
Franco ft sam mangwana biography
Mangwana's parents were native of neighboring Angola. His father was a Zimbabwean, who was born in Chivi. Over the years Sam Mangwana has visited his relatives in Zimbabwe. [4]
Mangwana made his professional debut in 1963 with the Congo-Kinshasa rumba band, African Fiesta, owned and led by Tabu Ley Rochereau.
Mangwana moved across the Congo River to Brazzaville where he formed a short-lived gro