Ndombe Opetum: A Journey Through Soukous and TPOK Jazz
Early Life and Musical StartNdombe Opetum, or Pepe Ndombe, was born on March 3, 1944, in Bandundu, Belgian Congo (now DRC). Growing up in the capital city, Leopoldville (now Kinshasa), he experienced many types of music that shaped his journey. By the 1960s, his love...