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See also Michael Longo. .

Busi Mhlongo, born 1947 as Victoria Busisiwe Mhlongo, is originally from Inanda in Natal, South Africa. She is a virtuoso singer, dancer and composer whose music is often noted for defying categorization. Drawing on various South African styles such as mbaqanga, maskanda, marabi and traditional Zulu, fused with contemporary elements from jazz, funk, rock, gospel, rap, opera, reggae and West African music, she produces a fresh and exciting sound uniquely her own. With infectious music and a singing style that has a universal appeal, she has become known for writing lyrics that carry powerful and poignant messages. In the 60s,...

Awilo Longomba was born in Kinshasa (formally, Léopoldville). His father was from the Mongo region of the Ecuador and his mother was also from the Ecuador region of Ngombe and Congo Brazzaville. His father, Vicky Longomba, was the famous lead singer and founder of “Tout puissant OK Jazz” during the golden age of Congolese rumba, had a big influence on our artist. Since childhood, Awilo spent every waking moment in the music scenes attending his father’s rehearsals. Very quickly his passion for music grew, and instead of going to classes, he started drumming for various groups of Kinshasa, including “l’orchestre...

Canadian singer/songwriter jazz singer Lea Longo offers us a new breaking-through new CD with a passion that conveys a caliber demanded only by life’s major transitions with a unique blend of mantra-jazz. We travel into her latest self-produced musical journey called SONGS OF A SIREN. Lea Longo combines her love of jazz with the spirituality of mantra through chanting, to provide a completely different twist. Songs of A Siren is a collection of original love songs, and known jazz standards like “FEVER” “Here’s To Life” and “The Very Thought of You” hypnotizes the listener with Lea’s sensual, se- ducing vocals,...