R.I.P Dr Remmy Ongala!

Remmy  Ongala [10. 02. 1947-12.12 . 2010]

Remmy Ongala ,...
....KIMWILI katutoka jana usiku tarehe 12 Desemba 2010, saa sita usiku katika Hospitali  ya Regency mjini Dar-es-Salam.:-(

Huyu ni mwanamziki aliyekuwa ananizingua sana tu!

Pumzika Nguli Ramazani Mtoro Mungamba Ongala!

Poleni Familia na NDUGU za Dr Remmy!

Au hebu tumsikilize huyu  Dr Remmy  ONGALA katika enzi za uhai wake ndani ya moja ya kazi yake iitwayo-Siku ya KUFA




Tumsikilize katika-KIFO




Au tu Dr Remmy aongelee pia-PESA

Au katika kujikumbusha  kidogo kwa kifupi kuhusu huyu Nguli:...

[Katika Picha Dr Remmy ni wa kati]

Ingia HUKU kwa kudaka kwa kiswahili yamhusuyo huyu NGULI

Au endelea...

Remmy Ongala and his Super Matimila Orchestra are without doubt Tanzania's most well known band, and have performed many times in Europe and the USA.


Remmy Ongala is originally from Zaire/Congo. He lost his mother when he was nine years old and had to take on the responsibility of raising his siblings. As a 17-year-old he was in a youth band, Bantu Success, as a singer and drummer. This was not popular with his family, so Remmy had to leave the band.

Two years later he was again involved with music, then as a guitarist he joined a few groups, among them Mickey Jazz in Zaire and Grand Mika Jazz in Uganda. In 1978 he moved to Tanzania and joined his uncle's band, Orchestre Makassy in Dar es Salaam.



In 1981 he joined forces with Matimila, an 18-member band owned by a local businessman. Later on he formed Super Matimila and developed a style based on three guitars, bass and drum, plus saxophone. Remmy Ongala based his music on Soukous, that he proffers in a more raw version than usual, rooted as it is in local Tanzanian traditions.


He sets great store by Swahili lyrics that often have political stings against the wielders of power of all description, but he also shows a loyal defence of the common man's condition. Because of the lyrics' so-called healing properties he is called 'The Doctor' and is an enormously popular man in the Sinza neighbourhood, on the outskirts of Dar es Salaam, where he lives with his English wife, five children and a parrot.


The last few years he has not been able to perform as often as before, due to his suffering from diabetes.

Nukuu kutoka : http://www.leopardmannen.no

Na wengine wanasema:...

Known as the "Doctor", Remmy originally came from Kindu in North Eastern Zaire. He has performed in bands since the age of sixteen, learning his craft from his father, who was a well-respected, traditional musician. In 1978 Remmy travelled to Dar es Salaam where he joined Orchestra Super Makassy and later formed his own band, Super Matimila, named after the local businessman who bought and owned their instruments.

His presence is almost majestic and his distinct voice, rich and soulful, soars above the lilting rhythms of the Super Matimila. The rolling melodic drive of Zairean soukous is undeniable, yet there is also the influence of traditional Tanzanian rhythms and hints of Latin and Soul.


In Tanzania, Remmy's popularity is unrivalled, his reputation precedes him even to the remotest parts of the bush. His audience see his lyrics as allegories, often attacking the country's ruling elite. He doesn't assume the mantle of spokesman for the masses but does both articulate the concerns of ordinary Tanzanians and initiate debate, with for example his song about AIDS. As he himself says, "I am successful in Tanzania because I write songs about serious topics ... my music is known as 'ubongo beat', because in Swahili 'ubongo' means brain and my music is heavy thinking music." It is also serious dancing music.

Nukuu kutoka : http://realworldrecords.com