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Retrieved 4 May CS1 French-language sources fr Articles with short description. Mbenza began to play guitar at about age In about Mbenza moved to Paris, where he has been based since, while frequently touring worldwide with other African musicians, including in Europe, [14] North America, [15] and East Africa. This page was last edited on 7 September , at Mingiedi "Syran" Mbenza was born on May 31, , in a family of six, in Leopoldville now Kinshasa , in what was then the Belgian Congo and was later the Republic of the Congo , then Zaire , and is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Its founders took this approach in reaction to the direction of Congolese music in the s; as Mbenza explained, "There were no more songs, no more melodies. Inproducer Ibrahima Sylla approached Syran to propose a new direction for Congolese music that would draw from the early foundation of rumba with acoustic guitars and accordion.

Rumba on the River: Retrieved 9 May Ramazani for a side project called Kass Kass, which also recorded several albums of dance-floor soukous.

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In he joined forces with Passi Jo and J. The second recording, Congo Lifesolidified the style, which acknowledges the past Congo masters but expands and interprets the music for the 21st century, and received great critical acclaim. Following that, he joined other bands: Retrieved 4 May We had to wake it up again.

The Da Capo guide to contemporary African music. Each of its four members was a star in his own right who recorded solo albums. We thought about this and decided we had to get back to the rumba, what we played in the past.

An adventurous spirit, Syran decided to explore other musical arenas, leaving Zaire for Togo and Cote d'Ivoire, West Africa, where he encountered Sam Mangwana and Lokassa, and collaborated with them for three sran in the African All Stars, and also recorded his first solo album, Kouame. His work is recognizable, with solos featuring fast runs of sparkling high notes that circle around a short theme, restating and amending it.

Our music was becoming decadent. Indie Acoustic Music Project. The new group, Kekele, featured Syran and veteran guitarist Papa Noel Nedule, and a lineup of four seasoned singers: Africa's Unrivalled Guitar Legend". Today, Syran M'Benza is widely acknowledged as one of Africa's finest and most accomplished guitarists.

Kinavanathe third album, released inexplores the connections between the music of Cuba and the Congo. His artistic career began inwhen, still in school, he played in a neighborhood group called La Banita. By using this site, you agree to mbejza Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Retrieved 8 May While in West Africa, inhe recorded his first solo album, Kouame.

Retrieved 15 May Mbenza began to play guitar at about age Retrieved 7 May Syran M'Benza Part 2: The interplay of his guitar work with that of his frequent collaborator Bopol mbejza been described as "legendary. Second, inMbenza recorded Immortal Franco: Mbenza has been one of the best lead guitarists in a genre of music that is, as he explained to the New York Times, guitar-driven.

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Also in great demand over the past 25 years as a studio musician and producer, he has recorded with many of the significant Congolese artists of the era. Archived from the original on 5 September Africa's Unrivalled Guitar Legendan album that paid tribute to the guitarist who had been his childhood inspiration, Franco.

The Golden Yearsa medley of West African songs covered in Congolese style that was lamented by aficionados as starting a genre of "megamix" albums, and a similar approach to American soul classics released as Soul on Fire by "Maloko.

Evaluations by those familiar with his work include superlatives and references to the world's greatest guitarists.