Rhumba legend Sam Mangwana eyes long-awaited return to Kenya Weekend Just now
Mangwana left TPOK Jazz in 1975 to rejoin Tabu Ley's renamed Afrisa International Band, before embarking on a solo career in West Africa.
Mangwana initially found success as a singer through Tabu Ley's inspiration in the African Fiesta band in 1963.
Mangwana's musical legacy stems from his collaboration with archrivals Tabu Ley Rochereau and Franco Luambo Makiadi, who were pillars of Congolese music from the mid-1950s onwards.
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