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Rigo Star
Rigo Star is credited on 355 releases across 120 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1976–2023 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
355
Pressings credited
120
Albums
6
Decades active
42
In collections
Biography
Rigobert Bamundele (28 August 1955 – 26 October 2023), best known as Rigo Star, 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. 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.
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Credited work
355 releases · 120 albums · active 1976–2023
- Performance · 566
- Other credits · 21
- Engineering · 13
- Production · 8
Studios: Studio Harry Son · Studio Jean-Jaurès · Studio Transat · Studio Caroline
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Frequent collaborators
- Kanda Bongo Man
- Madilu System
- Papa Wemba
- Guy Lobé
- Likinga Redo
- Koffi Olomide
- Peter M'Pouly
- Grace Decca
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