Isifi Lokole (later known as Isifi Melodia) were a soukous band from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. They were founded in 1974. The word "Isifi" is an acronym for "Institut du Savoir Ideologique pour la Formation des Idoles", while the lokole is a traditional Congolese drum. Since Isifi Lokole was mostly composed of former Zaiko Langa Langa members, it is sometimes said to be in the so-called "Langa Langa Clan".
Isifi Lokole were a creation of Papa Wemba, who left Zaiko Langa Langa in the mid-1970s together with Evoloko Jocker, Mavuela Somo and Bozi Boziana. Isifi Lokolo had a widespread success in Congo; their most famous hit was Amazone. Despite this, in 1975 Papa Wemba, Somo and Boziana left to create another band called Yoka Lokole. Evoloko continued Isifi Lokole for a while, eventually changing the name of the band to "Isifi Melodia".
isifi, lokole, this, article, does, cite, sources, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, 2019, template, removal, help, late. This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Isifi Lokole news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2019 template removal help Isifi Lokole later known as Isifi Melodia were a soukous band from the Democratic Republic of the Congo They were founded in 1974 The word Isifi is an acronym for Institut du Savoir Ideologique pour la Formation des Idoles while the lokole is a traditional Congolese drum Since Isifi Lokole was mostly composed of former Zaiko Langa Langa members it is sometimes said to be in the so called Langa Langa Clan Contents 1 History 2 Personnel 3 Partial discography 4 FootnotesHistory editIsifi Lokole were a creation of Papa Wemba who left Zaiko Langa Langa in the mid 1970s together with Evoloko Jocker Mavuela Somo and Bozi Boziana Isifi Lokolo had a widespread success in Congo their most famous hit was Amazone Despite this in 1975 Papa Wemba Somo and Boziana left to create another band called Yoka Lokole Evoloko continued Isifi Lokole for a while eventually changing the name of the band to Isifi Melodia Personnel editThe original lineup of Isifi Lokole was Evoloko Athsuamo Evoloko Jocker vocals Shungu Wembadio Papa Wemba vocals Mavuela Somo vocals Bozi Boziana vocals Chora Mukoko guitar Djo Mali bass guitar Biko drums Otis Koyongonda lokole drumPartial discography editAinsi va la vie amazone 1975 Matembele bBangi lisuma ya zazu 1976 Footnotes edit Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Isifi Lokole amp oldid 1167149491, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
