Legendary Lingala singer Lulendo Matumona, better known as Le General Defao, has come out to set the record straight on the rumours surrounding him and his stay in Kenya. Word on the street is that ...

General Defao was not tall, but he was big,” writes Bob White in his book, “Rumba Rules: The Politics of Dance Music in Mobutu’s Zaire. “He had an underbite smile, and a pleasant demeanour,” he adds.

Congolese music star General Defao Matumona, who died on Monday night, will be missed in Kenya where he spent nearly 19 years of his adult life in self-imposed exile. The 62-year-old Defao died at a ...

Former MCA Jared Okoth Okode, also known as Defao, showcases his new luxurious mansion and an impressive fleet of high-end ...

Push comes to shove? The financial mess of 2012 has not spared the music industry as Malawi’s major music distributor has reportedly stopped buying music from artists. For the past 50 years, the O.G ...

Harare — CONGOLESE music sensation, General Defao, who was supposed to perform in Harare last weekend, failed to turn up because he had been detained by Kenyan authorities over an unpaid hotel bill, ...

• He was scheduled to give a private concert before he died. • Officials said several hours before the show, he was seized with uneasiness in his room, his family and friends said.

General Defao was not tall, but he was big,” writes Bob White in his book, “Rumba Rules: The Politics of Dance Music in Mobutu’s Zaire. “He had an underbite smile, and a pleasant demeanour,” he adds.

Renowned Congolese singer and songwriter Lulendo Matumona, also known as General Defao, is dead. Defao, 62, died yesterday, at the Laquintinie Hospital in Douala, Cameroon, where he was admitted. The ...