Madilu System

Jean de Dieu Bialu Makiese, known professionally as Madilu System, was a Congolese singer-songwriter and bandleader. Over a nearly four-decade career, he became one of the leading vocalists in Congolese rumba. He was noted for his husky tenor voice and was referred to by various nicknames, among them the "Madilu Multi System", "Grand Ninja", "Le Grand Pharaon", and "Ramses II". Madilu began performing in 1969 and his early groups included Orchestre Symba, Papa Noël Nedule's Orchestre Bamboula, Fiesta Populaire, and Orchestre Bella Bella. He later co-founded Orchestre Bakuba Mayopi, where the hit "Pamba-Pamba" brought him early recognition, before forming Orchestre Pamba-Pamba and briefly performing with Tabu Ley Rochereau's Afrisa International. His breakthrough came in 1980 when he joined TPOK Jazz, led by Franco Luambo. Initially recruited as a backup vocalist, he became one of the band's principal vocalists in 1983 after Franco spotlighted him during the recording of the controversial track "Non". He then provided lead vocals on hits such as the 1984 "Mamou" and the 1985 duet "Mario" with Franco. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madilu_...) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...)