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Biography
refimproveBLP|date=August 2011 Diblo Dibala , often known simply as Diblo , is a Democratic Republic of the Congo|Congo lese soukous musician,cite web|url= http://www.allmusic.com/artist/diblo-dibala-p3262/biography|title=Diblo Dibala|last=Harris|first=Craig|publisher= Allmusic |accessdate=17 August 2011 known as "Machine Gun" for his speed and skill on the guitar . He was born in 1954 in Kisangani . He moved to Kinshasa as a child, and aged 15 won a talent competition which led to him playing guitar in Francois Luambo Makiadi|Franco 's TPOK band. Dibala remained with the group for only a short period, going on to play with Vox Africa, Orchestra Bella Mambo and Bella Bella, in which band he first played with Kanda Bongo Man .
In 1979, he moved to Brussels , and in 1981 he joined Kanda Bongo Man's band in Paris. Their first album, Iyole (1981), was a success. Diblo became a sought after session guitarist, working with Pepe Kalle and many other soukous musicians.
In the mid 1980s, he formed his own band, Loketo (meaning 'hips'), with singer Aurlus Mabele. A few years later, that band broke up, and in 1990 he formed a new group, Matchatcha , which is still active after a number of personnel changes.
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http://www.africanmusic.org/artists/diblo.html Diblo at AfricanMusic.org
http://www.africasounds.com/Diblo_Dibala.htm Diblo at AfricaSounds.com
Persondata | NAME = Dibala, Diblo | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH = 1954 | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Dibala, Diblo Category:1954 births Category:Living people Category:People from Kisangani Category:Democratic Republic of the Congo guitarists Category:Soukous musicians
