Group

Orchestra Les Mangelepa

Les Mangelepa is a musical group from Kenya. It is considered as one of the golden era of Kenyan Lingala music acts alongside Super Mazembe, Baba Gaston and Samba Mapangala.

The group was formed in 1976 as a splinter of Baba Gaston’s Baba National. Its original bandleader was Bwamy Walumona (Le Capitaine). The group was at the height of its popularity in the '70s and '80s with hits like Embakasi,…

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Artist details

Type
Group
Area
Kenya
Founded
1976
Labels
Strut EMI
Last updated: January 4th, 2015

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