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Ndombe Opetum
Ndombe Opetum | |
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| Birth name | Ndombe Opetum |
| Also known as | Pepe Ndombe |
| Born | (1944-03-03)March 3, 1944 |
| Died | May 24, 2012(2012-05-24) (aged 68) |
| Genres | Soukous |
| Occupation(s) | composer, vocalist |
| Years active | 1960 - 2012 |
Musical artist
Ndombe Opetum (March 3, 1944 – May 24, 2012), popularly known as Pepe Ndombe, was an Odemba[clarification needed]recording artist, composer, and vocalist, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). He was once a member of the seminal soukous band TPOK Jazz which dominated the Congolese music scene from the 1960s through the 1980s.
Music career with TPOK Jazz
[edit]Ndombe Opetum was the lead vocalist for Afrisa International, prior to joining TPOK Jazz, in the mid-1970s, after Sam Mangwana had left the band. He came over to TPOK Jazz with horn player Empopo Loway, and he stayed with the band until it split up in December 1993, four years after the death of founder François Luambo Makiadi. Contemporary band members at the time included vocalists: Wuta Mayi, Michel Boyibanda, Josky Kiambukuta, and Youlou Mabiala, and rhythm guitaristSimaro Lutumba and solo guitarist Franco himself.[1]
Ndombe Opetum is credited with composing the following songs for the band, am