Jean Bosco Mwenda
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Jean-Bosco Mwenda, also known as Mwenda wa Bayeke (1930 – September 1990), was a pioneer of Congolese fingerstyle acoustic guitar music. He was also popular in other African countries, particularly in East Africa, and in the late 1950s and early 1960s was briefly based in Nairobi, Kenya, where he had a regular radio show and became a profound influence on a generation of Kenyan guitarists.
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Birth name | Jean-Bosco Mwenda |
Also known as | Mwenda wa Bayeke |
Born | c. 1930 Bunkeya, Belgian Congo (modern-day Democratic Republic of the Congo) |
Origin | Congolese |
Died | September 1990 (aged 60) Zambia |
Genres | Congolese rumba |
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Instrument(s) | Guitar vocals |
Years active | 1950s–present |
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