Isaac Musekiwa (left), Franco Luambo (right), and Joseph "Mujos" Mulama (center) in Léopoldville, ca. 1963

Isaac Musekiwa (c. 1930 – 1991) was a soukous recording artist and saxophonist, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). He was once a member of the soukous band TPOK Jazz, led by François Luambo Makiadi, which dominated the Congolese music scene from the 1950s through the 1980s.[1]

Overview

Musekiwa was born and grew up in Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), before he migrated to Congo-Kinshasa. He became good friends with Franco and is one of those who constantly played with him all those years.[2]

Musekiwa died in 1991.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Isaac Musekiwa Was A Member of TPOK Jazz From The 1950s Until The 1980s Archived 2014-02-26 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ Isaac Musekiwa Joined TPOK Jazz In 1957
  3. ↑ newZWire (6 April 2019). "Isaac Musekiwa: Zimbabwe's forgotten gift to Congolese Rhumba". newZWire. Retrieved 3 April 2021.


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