Saturday December 10, 2022 sunset in Kinshasha , Democratic republic of the Congo. R.I.P !
By Emery Makumeno BBC News, Kinshasa Tshala Muana: Congolese singer dies aged 64
The famous Congolese singer and dancer Tshala Muana has died at the age of 64, according to her producer and companion, Claude Mashala.
"In the early hours of this morning the good Lord has made the decision to call back Tshala Muana," he posted on Facebook.
Tshala Muana is considered the "Queen of Mutuashi", a traditional music and dance from her native Kasai region.
She was famous for several songs such as Karibu Yangu, Malu and Tshianza.
She had toured widely overseas, won several awards on the national, continental and global scene and had recorded over 20 albums.
Her music also appeared in the soundtrack of the popular 1987 Congolese musical film La Vie est Belle and Aya of Yop City.
Muana, whose real name was Élisabeth Tshala Muana Muidikay, was also often affectionately called "Mamu National", which means the nation's mother, for her vocal defence of the rights of women and children in the Congolese parliament.
Congolese people online have been mourning her death, including former presidential candidate, Seth Kikuni, who thanked her for her work and "great contribution to the Congolese culture". https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-63927667
Biography Tshala Muana was born on 13 May 1958, in Lubumbashi, then part of the Belgian Congo, now the Democratic Republic of Congo. She was the second of ten children of Amadeus Muidikayi, a soldier, and Alphonsine Bambiwa Tumba, a housewife.
In 1964, when Muana Muidikay was 6 years old, her father was murdered in Watsha by the Ulelist maquis during the Congo crisis. She was raised by her mother, who died in 2005.
Having never married, her companion was her producer, Claude Mashala.[4]
In June 2020 she was rumored to have died, but was instead hospitalized after having suffered a stroke.[5]
In November 2020, Muana was arrested by the National Intelligence Agency (ANR), reportedly for her song "Ingratitude", which was widely circulated over social media. The lyrics center around a student who doesn't pass his exams, and whose teacher nonetheless allows him to pass onto the next grade.
Once passed, the student turns against his teacher. The song was interpreted by many to be a veiled criticism of President Felix Tshisekedi, toward his former mentor and predecessor, President Joseph Kabila. On 10 December 2022, Tshala Muana died in Kinshasa, at the age of 64. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tshala_Muana
Tshala Muana performing here before African Heads of States. Watch the video @
