UK- based Congolese guitarist and producer Fiston Lusambo is in Nairobi on a production tour.
Lusambo, who was a counterpart of the legendary guitarist and composer Mose Fan Fan of “Papa Lolo” hit song fame, said he arrived in the city to complete his productions and those of Fan Fan.
Speaking to Saturday Nation earlier this week, Lusambo said he would also dedicate his time to another counterpart Nzaya Nzayadio who succumbed to Covid-19 recently in Hull City, England.
“During my stay in Kenya and look forward to reworking on some of the pending productions Mose Fan Fan had intended to work on just before his death in Nairobi in May last year,” Fiston said.
It was during the tragic tour, Mose Fan Fan intended to also travel to Arusha, Tanzania, to incorporate the vocals of his Dar-based counterpart Tshimanga Assosa.
Some of the yet to be released tracks already had the back-ups b Paris-based musicians. Balou Canta, Nyboma Mwandido, Syran Mbenza among others.
Fiston will also be working on the video productions of his own compositions like “Ukabila ” where he will incorporate Nairobi-based artistes Guy Kadi, Akuku Danger and others at the Ketebul Records,
From late December last year to February this year, Fiston was in Nairobi courtesy of the District 6 Music Ultraphonic Music Company under Ed Ashcroft. He worked on tracks like Akuku Danger’s “Idong Dala ” and “Yasaki ” a luhya song by Beryl Owano (composed by veteran cartoonist and illustrator Paul Kelemba “Maddo”) at Tabu Osusa's Ketebul Music Studios.
“For the last almost seven months I had been compelled to online productions due to the current restrictive health protocols. But we are optimistic of improved conditions in future,” he said. His earlier songs include “Kukosa" and “Tusitengane” (featuring General Defao)
Meanwhile, the funeral arrangements for Nzaya Nzayadio are still going on in Hull City, England.
His burial date has been tentatively set for January 15 next year. According to Fiston the burial date has been delayed following consultations between his counterparts and family members.
Nzaya was the lead singer of the legendary Orch Lipua Lipua Band to later join the Choc Stars band in Kinshasa DR Congo.
Keco International Band leader Principessa Eve Namulanda.
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Elsewhere, the Keco International Sounds Band led by Principessa Eve Namulanda will today and tomorrow stage rhumba special shows at the Dream Village Restaurant in Nairobi’s South B.
Namulanda said they will use the opportunity to give their fans samples from their new album “Testimony” .
“We look forward to thrill our fans with both our new and rhumba songs,” she said,
The Keco band, which consists of Kenyans and Congolese, will perform from 4pm to 8.30pm on both days.
