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Diblo Dibala

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Bio

Diblo Dibala, also known as “Machine Gun,” is a Congolese Soukous musician. He started playing guitar in Franco’s TPOK band after winning a talent competition at the age of 15. He later played with Vox Africa, Orchestra Bella Mambo, and Bella Bella, where he first played with Kanda Bongo Man. In 1979, he moved to Brussels and joined Kanda Bongo Man’s band in Paris. In the mid-1980s, he assembled his own band, Loketo, with singers Aurlus Mabele and Mav Cacharel. After the band broke up, he went on to form a new group called Matchatcha in 1990. Beyond his work with Loketo, Diblo Dibala has collaborated with a multitude of artists, both within Africa and beyond.

Discography

Albums¹¹

Invitation2018 • AlbumTracks: 10

Tout le monde2011 • AlbumTracks: 12

Diblo Dibala présente Matchatcha (Special Dance)2007 • AlbumTracks: 13

Zikololo (Moziki)2003 • AlbumTracks: 12

Ça passe ou ça casse2002 • AlbumTracks: 10

Iwooh (Cri de joie)2001 • AlbumTracks: 10

Méchant garçon2001 • AlbumTracks: 10

Diblo Dibala présente Matchatcha : dernier jugement1998 • AlbumTracks: 9

My Love (Soukouss)1996 • AlbumTracks: 11

Boum tonnerre1990 • AlbumTracks: 5

Laissez-passer1920 • albumTracks: 8

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