Luambo Makiadi

Congolese lingala musician (1938-1989)
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Luambo Makiadi

Summary

Luambo Makiadi is a human[1]. His place of birth was Kongo Central[2]. He was born on July 6, 1938[3]. He died in Mont-Godinne[4]. He died on October 12, 1989[5]. He worked as a singer[6], composer[7], and guitarist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (545 views/month, #7,116 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Luambo Makiadi's place of birth was Kongo Central[2].
  • Luambo Makiadi passed away in Mont-Godinne[4].
  • Luambo Makiadi was born on July 6, 1938[3].
  • Luambo Makiadi died on October 12, 1989[5].
  • Luambo Makiadi held citizenship in Democratic Republic of the Congo[10].
  • Luambo Makiadi worked as a singer[6].
  • Luambo Makiadi worked as a composer[7].
  • Luambo Makiadi worked as a guitarist[8].
  • Luambo Makiadi was a member of TPOK Jazz[11].
  • Luambo Makiadi is recorded as male[12].
  • Luambo Makiadi's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Luambo Makiadi's genre is Congolese rumba[14].
  • Luambo Makiadi's Commons category is recorded as Franco Luambo[15].
  • Luambo Makiadi's given name is recorded as François[16].
  • Luambo Makiadi's given name is recorded as Franco[17].
  • Luambo Makiadi's official website is recorded as http://www.kenyapage.net/franco/[18].
  • Luambo Makiadi's instrument is recorded as guitar[19].
  • Luambo Makiadi's instrument is recorded as voice[20].
  • Luambo Makiadi's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of African Biography[21].

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[22]

  • Country: CD[23]

  • Began / founded: 1938-07-06[24]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1989-10-12[25]

  • Genre(s): congolese rumba, soukous[26]

  • Community tags: congolese rumba, soukous[27]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 2bafab0b-b22f-44d7-a046-119fb1298a85[28]

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Origins and Family

Luambo Makiadi's place of birth was Kongo Central[2]. He was born on July 6, 1938[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer[6], composer[7], and guitarist[8].

Death and Burial

Luambo Makiadi died on October 12, 1989[5]. He passed away in Mont-Godinne[4].

Why It Matters

Luambo Makiadi ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (545 views/month, #7,116 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] He is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

FAQs

Where was Luambo Makiadi born?

Luambo Makiadi was born in Kongo Central[2].

Where did Luambo Makiadi die?

Luambo Makiadi died in Mont-Godinne[4].

What did Luambo Makiadi do for work?

Luambo Makiadi worked as singer[6], composer[7], and guitarist[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . Dictionary of African Biography. wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . musik-sammler.de. musik-sammler.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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