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A virtuosic approach to the guitar has made Diblo Dibala one of the top instrumentalists of modern African music. Dibala's '80s recordings with soukous vocalist Kanda Bongo Man made him an internationally recognized star.
While his band, Loketo, featuring vocalist Aurlus Mabele, failed to match the success of his collaboration with Bongo Man, Dibala rebounded with a new group, Matchatcha. A native of Kisangani, Congo (now Zaire), Dibala moved at the age of six to Kinshasa.
DIBLO DIBALA-Matchatcha laisser passer.Beginning to play guitar at the age of 12, he quickly advanced on the instrument. Within three years he was playing well enough to almost beat Zaire's top guitarist, Franco, in a competition. Franco was so impressed by his playing that Dibala was invited to join his group, the T.P.O.K.
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Dibala remained with the group for only a short period, going on to play with Vox Africa, Orchestra Bella Mambo, and Bella-Bella. Leaving Zaire in 1979, Dibala temporarily settled in Brussels. Two years later, he continued on