Madilu System

Madilu System
Birth nameJean de Dieu Makiese
Also known asMadilu Bialu
Born(1950-05-28)28 May 1950
Died11 August 2007(2007-08-11) (aged 57)
GenresSoukous
Occupation(s)composer, arranger, producer, singer
InstrumentVocals
Years active1970–2007

Jean de Dieu Makiese (28 May 1950 – 11 August 2007), popularly known as Madilu System, was a Congolese rumba singer and songwriter, born in what was then Léopoldville, Belgian Congo. He was once a member of the seminal band TPOK Jazz which dominated the Congolese scene from 1960s through 1980s.