Longombas

Longombas

Longombas

Kenyan music duo

Lovy and Christian Longombas are a duo from Kenya performing a mixture of Hip hop and Soukous. Christian Longomba died on March 13, 2021 after being diagnosed with a brain tumor in May 2015.[1]

Career

The group consists of two brothers, Christian and Lovy Longomba. They're from a musical family; father Lovy Longomba was a member of Super Mazembe, while their grandfather Vicky Longomba was a member of TPOK Jazz. France-based Congolese musician Awilo Longomba is their uncle.[2]

The group entered Kenyan music scene in 2002 with their song "Dondosa", which became a national hit. Follow-up singles were "Piga Makofi", "Shika More" and "Vuta Pumz". Their debut album Chukua was released in 2005 by Ogopa DJs.[3] In 2003 they had left Ogopa DJs record label together with Deux Vultures and Mr. Googz & Vinnie Banton, and formed their own label, Bad Man Camp. Deux Vultures and Longombas, however, later returned to Ogopa [4]

They performed at the 2006 Channel O Music Video Awards in South Africa.[5] The group later relocated from Kenya to Los Angeles.

Awards

Nominations

References

  1. [1]
    Okuoro, Sara. "Christian Longomba is dead". The Standard. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
  2. [2]
    Daily Nation, Lifestyle Magazine, October 11, 2003: Remembering the great Franco
  3. [3]
    Daily Nation, Lifestyle Magazine, October 15, 2005: And the beat goes on for Longomba brothers
  4. [4]
    The Standard, February 2, 2009: Musical chairs in production houses
  5. [5]
    BBC: Channel O Spirit Of Africa Music Video Awards 2006
  6. [6]
    Kora Awards Winners 2006[usurped]
  7. [7]
    "Tanzania Music Awards Winners 2006". Archived from the original on 2008-08-28. Retrieved 2008-10-12.
  8. [8]
    2006 PAM Awards nominees
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