Luambo Makiadi

François Luambo Luanzo Makiadi was a Congolese guitarist, singer-songwriter, bandleader, and cultural revolutionary. He was a central figure in 20th-century Congolese and African music, principally as the bandleader for over 20 years of TPOK Jazz, the most popular and influential African band of its time.

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Who was born first?

• Luambo Makiadi and Frederic Rzewski were born the same year
• Luambo Makiadi and Mort Shuman were born the same year
• Luambo Makiadi and Shivkumar Sharma were born the same year
• Luambo Makiadi and Fereydoun Farrokhzad were born the same year
• Luambo Makiadi and Peter Yarrow were born the same year

Timeline

1. Fereydoun FarrokhzadOctober 7, 1938 – August 3, 1992
2. Frederic RzewskiApril 13, 1938 – June 26, 2021
3. Luambo Makiadi (this page)July 6, 1938 – October 12, 1989
4. Mort ShumanNovember 12, 1938 – November 2, 1991
5. Peter YarrowMay 31, 1938 – January 7, 2025
6. Shivkumar SharmaJanuary 13, 1938 – May 10, 2022

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