Rigobert Bamundele (28 August 1955 – 26 October 2023), best known as Rigo Star,Not to be confused with Ringo Starr. Notice that Rigo Star's name is sometimes misspelled "Ringo"; for example, in the liner notes of Paul Simon's The Rhythm of the Saints, as well as on the cover of Star's Ne refuse pas. was a Congolese soukous guitarist and composer. He played with several major soukous and world music acts, including Papa Wemba's Viva La Musica, Bozi Boziana's Anti-Choc, Kanda Bongo Man, Koffi Olomide, Kékélé, Paul Simon, and Fally Ipupa. His name is mostly associated with Congolese female singer Mbilia Bel, with whom he collaborated almost exclusively throughout the 1990s.Kekele He also released a few solo works, including the 1998 album Attention! with Sam Mangwana on vocals. Star died on 26 October 2023, in Reims, France, at the age of 68.
Partial discography Solo Got the Feeling (1997)Got the Feeling at Amazon Attention! (1998)Attention! at Amazon Ne refuse pas (1985)Ne refuse pas
With Mbilia Bel Phénomène (1988) Ironie (1993)
With Mbilia Bel and Vivick Matou Yalowa (1996)
With Koffi Olomide Aï aï aï la bombe eclate (1987)
With Bozi Boziana's Anti-Choc Coupe MonteThe Beat vol. 3 Pere Noel Confiance
With Paul Simon The Rhythm of the Saints (1990)
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