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Evoloko Atshuamo, best known as Evoloko Jocker (sometimes spelled Joker)[1] or Lay Lay, is a popular congolese soukous singer.[2][3] Since the late 1960s, he has been in several major soukous bands, such as Zaiko Langa Langa, Isifi Lokole, and Langa Langa Stars.[4][5]
^Spellings "Jocker" and "Joker" are both represented in record covers, the former being way more common.
^Broughton, Simon; Ellingham, Mark; Trillo, Richard (1999-11-25). World music: the rough guide. Africa, Europe and the Middle East. Rough Guides. pp. 469–. ISBN 978-1-85828-635-8. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
^Graham, Ronnie (1992-01-01). The world of African music. Pluto Press. p. 118. ISBN 978-0-7453-0657-5. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
^Ewens, Graeme (1992-03-01). Africa o-ye!: a celebration of African music. Da Capo Press. pp. 144–. ISBN 978-0-306-80461-8. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
^Larkin, Colin (October 1995). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music: Threepenny Opera-Z.Z. Top. Guinness Pub. p. 4614. ISBN 978-1-56159-176-3. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
Evoloko Atshuamo, best known as EvolokoJocker (sometimes spelled Joker) or Lay Lay, is a popular congolese soukous singer. Since the late 1960s, he has...
to play with soukous stars Papa Wemba and EvolokoJocker. Less than one year later, Papa Wemba and Evoloko left Zaiko Langa Langa and Bozi Boziana followed...
only EvolokoJocker was left. He continued to lead the band with new members, but by the end of the 1980s Langa Langa Stars was a name that Evoloko used...
important starting ground for musicians like Pepe Feli, Bozi Boziana, EvolokoJocker and Papa Wemba. A smoother, mellower pop sound developed in the early...
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journey. Band members were singing and dancing all over the trip. Singer EvolokoJocker then asked the band's drummer, Meridjo Belobi, to imitate the sound...
over the continent. Cavacha was also the name of a dance created by EvolokoJocker. Recording sessions took place in 1973 ("Zania", "Mbeya Mbeya", "Eluzam"...
Bopol Mansiamina also covered Elenga's adaptation. Congolese singer EvolokoJocker included a short lyric from the song. Later in 1979, "Maria Tchebo"...
Viva La Musica joined three musicians who had quit Zaiko Langa Langa—EvolokoJocker, Djo Mali and Bozi Boziana—in forming the Langa Langa Stars. They formed...
soukous band, EvolokoJocker's Isifi Lokole. In November 1975, Papa Wemba, Mavuela Somo and Bozi Boziana left Isifi after a quarrel with Jocker. Two other...
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