User:Dekula Kahanga/sandbox

Freelance Musician Guitarist

GUITAR PRODIGY “Vumbi” Name: Alain Kahanga Dekula “Vumbi” Home: Kivu province Democratic Rep.of Congo. From High school, he started his Musical career as guitar player with a local band Bavy National in Uvira South Kivu in Eastern Congo ex Zaire, then rought a new fresh air by joining his Big Brother Rachid King and the Grand’s Mike Jazz Band which at time featuring Remmy Ongala, Kasaloo Kyanga, Kawele Mutimanwa, Tshala Muana, Yondo Sister, Rissa Rissasy… He then moved to Tanzania Dar-es-salaam and worked with Chamwino Stars and Orch. Maquis Original. Ngalula and Makumbele also feature guitar prodigy Dekula Kahanga”Vumbi” Dust as he is know because of his high-pitched guitar licks. He is considered by many as the outstanding discovery on the Tanzanian scene recent years. At the time of recordings, in 1988-89 and into 1990 Kahanga’s guitar solos were one of the main attractions of Maquis live performance. The name”vumbi” shouted by Tshimanga Kalala Assosa throughout his solo, almost supplanted the official mtindo of Maquis Original called Zembwela-Sendema, he played with big Musicians likes Nguza Viking “Big Sound”, Freddy Ndala Kasheba “Supreme” and Ilunga Lubaba “Django Reinhardt”. 1989-1990 he toured with Maquis in Muscat Sultanate of Oman, Malawi, Kenya and signed a contract with the producer Jules Fataki Lusangi ” Chika Chika” for a recording in London. Master Dekula Kahanga Vumbi is based in Sweden together with the famous Ugandan artist Sammy Kasule formed Makonde Band in 1992 Stockholm and released two Albums CD’s Ba-makonde and Asante toured in Kampala 1996-1997, UK 2000-2002, Senegal 2001, USA 1998-2002, Greece 2001, Lagos Nigeria 2007, Scandinavia 1991-2014, Tanzania 2008. In 1999 along with Rachid King Orch.Grand’s Mike Jazz released a CD Bolingo Ekeseni featuring the songs, Duniani Kuna Mambo and Mpenzi Asha, the same year with Tanzanian artist Cool James remixed Sina Makosa. 2001 paying tribute to His Majesty the King of Sultanate of Oman, the Album Sultan Qaboos. 2008 released in Dar-Es-Salaam CD Rumaliza. 2015 coming soon CD The Very Best of Dekula. Buy it the latest CD of Maestro Dekula, Shujaa Mamadou Ndala at Spotify, Amazon, iTunes, WIMP, Junodownload.