Isaac Musekiwa

Isaac Musekiwa (c. 1930 – 1991) was a Congolese rumba recording artist and saxophonist, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). He was once a member of the soukous band TPOK Jazz, led by François Luambo Makiadi, which dominated the Congolese music scene from the 1950s through the 1980s.^[1]

Isaac Musekiwa (left), Franco Luambo (right), and Joseph "Mujos" Mulama (center) in Léopoldville, ca. 1963

Overview

Musekiwa was born and grew up in Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), before he migrated to Congo-Kinshasa. He became good friends with Franco and is one of those who constantly played with him all those years.^[2]

Musekiwa died in 1991.^[3]

See also

• Franco Luambo Makiadi
• Sam Mangwana
• Josky Kiambukuta
• Simaro Lutumba
• Ndombe Opetum
• Youlou Mabiala
• Mose Fan Fan
• Wuta Mayi
• TPOK Jazz
• List of African musicians