{"id":184948,"date":"2023-03-15T14:51:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-15T11:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.com\/ke\/?p=184948"},"modified":"2023-03-15T14:51:00","modified_gmt":"2023-03-15T11:51:00","slug":"top-congolese-guitarist-lokassa-dead-at-80","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/top-congolese-guitarist-lokassa-dead-at-80\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Congolese guitarist Lokassa Dead at 80"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Popular Congolese guitarist and singer Denis Lokassa Kasiya, commonly known as Lokassa ya Mbogo breathed his last on Tuesday in Nashua, New Hamsphire, U.S.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lokassa was hospitalised in 2020 with diabetes and has been battling. He is said to have passed away after developing breathing difficulties following a mild stroke. He was 80 years old at his time of passing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lokassa ya Mbogo made a name for himself as a member of Soukous Stars and is arguably one of DRC\u2019s best rhythm guitarists, specialising in the up-tempo soukous style.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He is known to hordes of his fans \u2018Lokassa ya Dollar\u2019 (mbongo is the Lingala word for money).<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">His last tour was in 2019, where the soft-spoken Lokassa, known for his mega hits such as Monica and Marie Jos\u00e9, toured Colombia, a country known of its love for Congolese rumba music.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the US, Lokassa, however, was not active, only occasionally performing with some of his fellow veteran Congolese stars.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Back home in DRC, Lokassa is reputed for his stints with Tabu Ley\u2019s Afrisa International from 1969 to 1978. 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