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Kiala Nzavotunga

Congolese guitarist, singer and composer. Born in 1953 to Angolese parents in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. He began playing guitar in the city's clubs, eventually joining [a2229319] and later [a1094585]. He moved to Nigeria in 1974, were he played in various groups, including [a2100855], before joining Fela Kuti's [a273534] in 1981. After 2 years with Egypt 80, Kiala formed a new afrobeat group - [a224689].

Releases

• Tempo Tempo! - A Tony Allen Celebration
• Black Cloud
• Money
• Sorrow, Tears And Blood
• No Guns More Drums
• Afrobeat Trance / Quiet Man Is A Dead Man
• H2o
• We Got Lost
• The Vox
• The Great Depression
• Brand New Wayo - Funk, Fast Times & Nigerian Boogie Badness 1979-1983
• The Vox
• A Missing World
• African Fever
• No Sport
• Family Affair / Mister President
• Communication By Transfusion
• The Real Thing
• There Must Be A Revolution Somewhere!
• Hoodoo Music By The Hoodoo People
• Afrobeat… No Go Die! (Trans-Global African Funk Grooves)
• Fly Away
• Tradi-Emotion
• Seamanjolle
• The Rainbow Colored Lotus - A Big Hand For Hanshin
• Tam Tam Pour L'Éthiopie
• Jungle People
• Starvation / Tam Tam Pour L'Éthiopie / Haunted
• People
• Efi Ogunlé / Preacher Man
• Love Candidate
• Lovers Song
• Original Suffer Head
• Ipa-Boogie
• Wetin
• Planète Musiques 20 Ans D'Escales
• AfroBeach 1
• Afrobeat… No Go Die! (Trans-Global African Funk Grooves)
• The Rainbow Colored Lotus - A Big Hand For Hanshin