Nico quit teaching and broke away from African Jazz to form African Fiesta in 1963 with Tabu Ley Rochereau, brother Déchaud, Kwamy, Mujos, Depuissant on conga and bassist Joseph Mwena. The band was joined by Roger's brother Faugus Izeidi on third guitar, with Paul Mizele and a Congolese woman singer (with a Greek name) Photas Myosotis ("Forget-me-not") on vocals; Dominique "Willy" Kuntima doubled Jeef Mingiedi on trumpet. When Rochereau split in 1965 to form African Fiesta National, Nico reformed his group as African Fiesta Sukisa, which existed until 1973. They ruled the roost in the late sixties, with endless hits. However, in 1969, the entire band, except his brother Déchaud, walked out because they felt they weren't getting their due. Nico quickly assembled a new band that included Josky Kiambukuta and Lessa Lassan on vocals. Bopol Mansiamina joined on guitar in 1970 and they kept it together for a few more years. Success eluded Docteur Nico in later life and he drank heavily, leading to his early death in a Belgian hospital on 22 September 1985. His improvisations are so surprisingly fluid and ecstatic that he truly earned the nickname 'God of the Guitar.' (musikfan.com)

01. Bilomba Ya Africa
02. Mwasi Abandaka
03. Pesa Le Tout
04. Toyei Na Sango
05. Ngonga Ebeti
06. Natuna Nani
07. Mobembo Eleki Tata
08. Mwasi Ya Bangando
09. N'soso Pembe Na Lipopo
10. Libaku Ya Nguma
11. Nalembi Nalembi
12. Cubana Na Vis-A-Vis
13. Le Chant De Malory
14. Foti Ya Ye
15. Pablito
16. Sukisa
17. Biantondo Kasanda
18. Nakokoma
19. Merenge President
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A great artist.
Here's some more of his stuff...
http://globalgroovers.blogspot.com/2009/02/merveilles-du-passe-eternel-docteur.html
http://globalgroovers.blogspot.com/2009/02/le-seigneur-rochereau-et-lafrican.html
http://globalgroovers.blogspot.com/2009/01/docteur-nico-lorchestre-african-fiesta.html
http://globalgroovers.blogspot.com/2008/10/docteur-nico-kassanda-wa-mikalay-kina.html
Talking Timbuctu here
http://fado-alexandrino.blogspot.com/2009/04/uma-bela-mistura.html
enjoy
Thanks, Icastico & Fado Alexandrino, for the suggestions. Thanks in particular for those great posts on "Le Docteur", an excellent way to know more of his work.
What do you mean by success eluded him in later life? The man was an epitome of pure talent and almost 27 years after his death, the world still misses him and still enjoys his seminal works. What could be more successful than that? He was in the league of Mozart -- geniuses who did not reap financial rewards from their exceptional talents. That was not a shortcoming of his, it was that of a messed up economic system in Africa.
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