BLAISE LABAMBA & KOTAKOLI

The former member of General Defao’s Big Stars plays the piano, guitar and percussion. His Congolese rumbas and soukous 100% pure tradition will teach you what dancing really means!  

Congolese rumba and soukous are on the agenda with Blaise La Bamba. 

Born in Congo-Kinshasa, then still called Zaire, of a pianist father and a chorister mother, growing up in a world where African music is in full effervescence, Blaise Bamba Muana Manzo is initiated to the piano, the guitar and the percussions. 

In 1990, he formed his first group in his neighborhood, Tout-Chic-Gombé. Between 1993 and 1995, Blaise studied music at the National Institute of Arts in Kinshasa, then he joined the group of one of the Congolese stars of the time, General Defao, and his “Big Stars”. 

A succession of international tours then began; Blaise played with big names in African music and criss-crossed the continent. 

In 1999, he moved to Montreal, and took his place on the Canadian territory by accompanying various groups on stage. With hundreds of concerts under his belt, Blaise La Bamba launched his solo career. 

He asserts his tastes and desires, mixing with talent Congolese rumba and soukous, with a flamboyant energy. As in his live album “Personality”, do not miss this master of Congolese dance, in the art and manner of Kinshasa!

CABARET ACOUSTIQUE NUITS D’AFRIQUE – at the Club Balattou

The legendary Club Balattou, and all its team, is happy to open its doors to you, with the “Cabaret acoustique Nuits d’Afrique”.
It is a whole program that awaits you, especially concocted for the public! You will be able to enjoy live performances every week, from Thursday to Sunday, at 9pm. A musical appointment, which makes you travel through Africa, the Caribbean and Latin America, not to be missed!