Les Kinois - Malako

[@silvestergumo4946]

These Congolese brothers were ahead of their time. Timeless music.

[@lillowere632]

A teenager in the 70s this really takes me back. AWESOME.

[@lillowere632]

One of my all time favorites. These Congolese guys were blessed with angelic voices.

[@wandungugi3750]

Greatest music of all times. Reminds me events of 70s as a young man my elder brother playing the songs on sanyo record player. Waoh! Nostalgia.

[@onesmusngungua1103]

Malako disco reminds me of my secondary school days when I was in form 2 1978.There was no Fm those days those days,only Mw and Sw 1 and 2.We really used to enjoy.

[@ignatiuswerunga8047]

This is original not Disco

[@lillowere632]

Reminds me of the late Catherine Waliuba - may her soul rest in eternal peace. Also reminds me of Mary Onyango. The katikaring in Kenya High School was just awesome.

[@gilbertlusiji]

Iko iko itakua malako

[@58667679]

FOR THOSE WHO WERE BORN IN 198Os and 1990s,this is the original MALAKO not MALAKO DISCO!

[@lillowere632]

Was a teenager in the 70s during the golden days of Congolese music. It was an amazing time to be young.

[@sofine4433]

This is the true 'Malako' released in 76. It was Samba's best composition while at Les Kinois...

[@davidoluoch4151]

WASHES MA HEART JUST LIKE A GLASS OF WINE, INGRAINED IN MA MIND JUST LIKE A DRUG, BABANGU ALIPENDA KULICHEZA KILA SIKU, NIMEKUA MZEE NIMEGUNDUA KULIKO NA UTAMU SASA!!!

[@joramngethe712]

Our favourite in Jericho with mates David, Roland, Thiggah, Njeru etc...1978. The dance style...wacha tu. The original is still the best.

[@lillowere632]

An amazing Tim ed to be young. I was also a teenager then.

[@joeokello9638]

Like This God Bless All Les Noirs Funny.

[@piuskhalumisakwa9736]

Malak means sheria samba alipewa na the mother before leaving 4 kenya imaginings lekinua wakiishi eastleigh no 9 na Negara in the late 70s

[@WANAMBOJO]

Thanks Darubini This my favorite of Les kinois OKA (Sikiliza) "SITAKI MANEO SITAKI AHH" "HAPANA HAPANA SHANGAA" It finishes ii its own style, Asante Darubini2

[@jersonkariuki9711]

sang before its time.

[@monicahanziya]

this was awesome..memory lane pap!

[@atemimobima965]

through back late seventies

[@marionmcguire1198]

Memories are made of these super tunes.....

[@alfredchidamisolo.]

This is a remix of the original Malako... Les Kinois first number and hit the charts like crazy.. 1976..was fresh mono in ..sule.. Bendi ya vijana then..

[@Darubini2]

Here it probably the original without the applause lines. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pGWVgYx5h7CDY6c

[@lillowere632]

Was in form 3 then. A great time to be young.

[@mwendapoleee]

wow down memory lane, oka

[@stephennsereko227]

Thank you for this information. I have always heard the voice of Samba Mapangala in this group and I knew him as being in Virunga.

[@elektromotiv]

I've just found a copy of the 7" 45 (Malako 1 & 2) on eds. Les Kinois given to me in Nairobi in 1978 if any fans are interested. See Discogs.

[@lillowere632]

AWESOME.

[@deekeyish]

SItaki maneno ,sitaki, Samba ,Bibiley kabakaba,kasule mopepe,...Great artists of Les Kinois,before being changed to Virunga

[@The123karateka]

@Bellingham0035, yu are right.......the line p yu have provided is superb.....just to add that Samba was the lead vocalist in this composition.

[@mohamedsendege3747]

AFRICA ni yettu ahhhha

[@bernardchege904]

one of the first lingala songs iheard while in Kairi Secondary School

[@TheKengere]

at long last i can listen to this original record by Les Knois i had almost given up looking for this original and their original number -called "safari!!".

[@fredayiera6003]

Yes, this is it. Original Malako

[@paulonalo3131]

Safari was by Virunga

[@batchalingeshitambasi914]

Original Bana kin team - vocals :Samba Mapangala [b/leader], Abdalla Madjo Maduley, Pele Ondindia, guitars: Bibiley Kabakaba, Okello Jose, Mwalimu Bedjo Mikombi, Niki Djo, drums: Faustau Temopele wa Roma, tumba: Kasule Mopepe.

[@frederickochieng-odhiambo5708]

batchalinge shitambasi: You are somehow right. The very original Bana Kin line-up was minus Okello Jose and Mwalimu Bedjo. The very original Bana Kin included Zengele Sida o rhythmn guitar

[@frederickochieng-odhiambo5708]

Zengele Saida (ex Bana Ngenge) on rhythm guitar. Okello Jose and Mwalimu Bedjo Mikombi joined later. In their very early recordings the 2 were not yet there, for example, in East Africa, Betty, Lisano. Okello surfaced in Malako after Saida left and Bedjo later in Baboka. With the arrival of Bedjo, Bibiley would therefrom interchange with Bedjo on solo guitar, though Bibiley was versatile in that he was also at home with the rhythm guitar. Pele Ondindia Ekwaki would occasionally play the bass guitar as well. Bana Kin was then a bomb. It is most unfortunate that the group was short-lived due to internal differences revolving round Samba Mapangala and Madjo Maduley Iliko Presto.

[@mikemotikas8145]

I remember my brother was at ruiru high school he use to come holiday with discs

[@wilsonmutambo911]

surely i remember i was in form three by this time.70s

[@Bellingham0035]

Sorry Deekeyish, Samba, late Pele Ondindia, Tambwe, Abdalla Madu Ley on Vocals, Bibi Ley on solo, Okello on rythm, Nzilu wa Banzilu on Bass or is it Mohammed Brown? Kaster on Drums or it Lava? I am not sure whether Willie was already in the group as chanted. Thanks Darubini and deekeyish

[@mosesndungu9212]

The bass guiter player was nikidjo not nsilu wa bansilu,drums not lava but festau waroma. Tambwe was not in les kinois

[@sofine4433]

@@mosesndungu9212 kweli kabisa

[@lillowere632]

AWESOME

[@Darubini2]

By some accounts, the real original does not have the canned applause. Still looking for that one.

[@elambseven6743]

Am searchin' for some songs of tiers monde coopération Diatho Djo MPOYI and empompo

[@lillowere632]

Can these guys angelic voices been indifferent from Aretha Franklin's if their voices had been trained.

[@kaingukangota4058]

This song reminds me nairobi garden square

[@lillowere632]

Memories are made of this.

[@mutumankonge187]

Before G.S became the waving bay, by the quick to the departed souls.

[@kennedyolang1175]

Original things are always good .together with fataki lokasa,akichangamka changamka how about betty original

[@nyarkwarnyabando4534]

Thanks to technology. I can comfortably while away with something I can relate to

[@deekeyish]

The original is always better than Malako disco.It was exciting to watchKasule mopepeo on tumba,samba on vocals,Bibi ley ,okelo were the other singers. Ofcourse this was before he renamed the group virunga.

[@jamesgordonjames2998]

Les Kinois was not re-named but continued under Madjo and Kaba Kaba, independent of Virunga, until 1988. 'Taabu Ya Masikini', 'Mothe Na Fathe' were released long after Samba left Les Kinois. By 1990 Les Kinois was no more as Madjo was leading Orch Zaiken at the then African Heritage on Kenyatta Avenue. Kaba Kaba also formed Bana Motindo or Malembe Stars. The death of Ondindia around 1991-1992 may have sealed the fate of Les Kinois.

[@jamesgordonjames2998]

Correction: Ondindia died on 1st Dec 1986 in Nairobi.

[@lillowere632]

Dope

[@edward1958100]

EDDIE KURIA; the applause is messing original format of this song.i was twenty when it was top of the charts.But at least its better than Malako disco.

[@mohamedsendege3747]

loved sound anyone who knows its meaning?

[@ephraimngiria868]

mohamed sendege samba mangala is still alive he can shed light.he is of the vuja mifupa fame

[@58667679]

MADJO MADULEY

[@mosesndungu9212]

Samba didn't change from les kinois to virunga,he left les kinois and les kinois went ahead to record several songs e.g mopaya zoba,

[@mohamedsendege3747]

original