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Birth name | Nyboma Mwan'dido |
Born | Léopoldville (now Kinshasa, Belgian Congo (modern-day Democratic Republic of the Congo) | December 24, 1952
Origin | Congolese |
Genres | soukous |
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Instrument(s) | Guitar vocals |
Years active | 1960s–present |
Nyboma Mwan'dido (or Muan'dido), often simply Nyboma (born 1952), a prominent Congolese soukous tenor vocalist, has been over a fifty-year span a leading member of several outstanding bands, including Orchestre Bella Bella, Orchestre Lipua Lipua, Orchestre Kamale, Les Quatre Étoiles, and Kékélé, in addition to performing and recording as a solo artist. He is widely recognized as one of the best singers in Congolese music.