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| Birth name | Louis Albert William Longomba |
| Born | (1962-05-05) 5 May 1962 (age 62) Kinshasa, Republic of the Congo (modern-day Democratic Republic of the Congo) |
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| Years active | 1980s—present |
| Associated acts | Viva la Musica |
Louis Albert William Longomba (born 5 May 1962), known professionally as Awilo Longomba, is a Congolese soukous singer, drummer, songwriter, dancer, and producer. William is known for pioneering the techno-soukous genre, a variant of soukous that blends techno music with ndombolo, often incorporating elements of electro, dance music, and zouk.
Between 1980 and 1995, William made his music debut as a drummer for Viva La Musica, Stukas, Loketo, Nouvelle Génération. He rose to fame in 1995 with the release of his debut solo studio album Moto Pamba, which catapulted him to stardom in Africa and Europe. Moto Pamba won him two consecutive Best Artist of Central Africa at the 1996 and 1997 Kora Awards. In 1998, William unveiled his second studio album, Coupé Bibamba. The album's eponymous single (featuring Jocelyne Béroard), became a chart-topper in Africa and gained a considerable following in Europe and America. It is often often regarded as one of Africa's most acclaimed Lingala songs. William became the first artist to sell out the Lagos National Stadium for three consecutive days. The song was later featured in the World Tribute to the Funk compilation album by Sony Music, featuring a new funk remix titled "Comment Tu T'Appelles" with James D-Train Williams.
William is the first Congolese artist to have performed in São Tomé and Príncipe, as well as the only Sub-Saharan African, along with Miriam Makeba, to have performed in Libya during the creation of the African Union. His third studio album K Congolese soukous musician and drummer (born 1962) Musical artist Louis Albert William Longomba (born 5 May 1962), known professionally as Awilo Longomba, is a Congolese soukous singer, drummer, songwriter, dancer, and producer. William is known for pioneering the techno-soukous genre, a variant of soukous that blends techno music with ndombolo, often incorporating elements of electro, dance music, and zouk. Between 1980 and 1995, William made his music debut as a drummer for Viva La Musica, Stukas, Loketo, Nouvelle Génération. He rose to fame in 1995 with the release of his debut solo studio album Moto Pamba, which catapulted him to stardom in Africa and Europe.Moto Pamba won him two consecutive Best Artist of Central Africa at the 1996 and 1997 Kora Awards. In 1998, William unveiled his second studio album, Coupé Bibamba. The album's eponymous single (featuring Jocelyne Béroard), became a chart-topper in Africa and gained a considerable following in Europe and America. It is often often regarded as one of Africa's most acclaimed Lingala songs. William became the first artist to sell out the Lagos National Stadium for three consecutive days. The song was later featured in the World Tribute to the Funk compilation album by Sony Music, featuring a new funk remix titled "Comment Tu T'Appelles" with James D-Train Williams. William is the first Congolese artist to have performed in São Tomé and Príncipe, as well as the only Sub-Saharan African, along with Miriam Makeba, to have performed in Libya during the creation of the African Union.[24&# New releases from Awilo Longomba on Deezer Most popular albums from Awilo Longomba Find artists similar to Awilo Longomba Playlists & music by Awilo Longomba Listen to Awilo Longomba on Deezer Born on May 5, 1962 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Louis Longomba, known musically as Awilo Longomba, immediately benefited from an extensive sound background. Son of singer Vicky Longomba, a member of TP OK Jazz, a Congolese rumba group founded in 1956 in Kinshasa, Awilo Longomba made his debut as a drummer in the groups Viva La Musica (founded by Papa Wemba), Stukas, Nouvelle Génération and Loketo, from 1980 to 1994. The following year, he swapped his musician's costume for a singing career, recording Moto Pamba in Paris, a debut album that unveiled his universe close to soukous, a style popularized in the Congo in the 1960s and derived from Congolese rumba. The album won awards at the Kora Awards in 1996 and 1997, and motivated the singer to release Coupé Bibamba in 1998. Coupé Bibamba was a great success, extending Longomba's international reputation, reaching Europe and America in particular. Now a fixture on the Congolese music scene, his third album, Kafou Kafou, was released in 2000, and won him another Kora Award in 2001. With his career well underway, Awilo Longomba moved to France, released two new albums, Mondongo (2003) and Super-Man (2008), and established himself as the representative of soukous on tours of West Africa, reaching the Zénith stage in Paris on October 18, 2009.Awilo Longomba
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