Legendary Congolese musician Simaro Massiya Lutumba has died in Paris, France.
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Legendary Congolese musician dies in Paris
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Legendary Congolese singer Simaro Massiya Lutumba dies in Paris
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His death was confirmed by fellow singers Nyboma Mwandido and Sam Mangwana but his cause of death still remains unclear.
A report by Nation however, says that Massiya who was 81 years old has been suffering from diabetes and hypertension.
Legendary Congolese singer dies in Paris
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Simaro Massiya Lutumba who was popularly known as Simaro, was a soukous rhythm guitarist, a songwriter and bandleader in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
He was also a member of the seminal soukous band TPOK Jazz which dominated the Congolese music scene from the 1960s through the 1980s.
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