Rigo Star

Congolese musician (1955–2023)

Not to be confused with Ringo Starr.

Rigobert Bamundele (28 August 1955 – 26 October 2023), best known as Rigo Star,[1] was a Congolese soukous guitarist and composer. He played with several major soukous and world music acts, including Papa Wemba's Viva La Musica, Bozi Boziana's Anti-Choc, Kanda Bongo Man, Koffi Olomide, Kékélé, Paul Simon, and Fally Ipupa. His name is mostly associated with Congolese female singer M'bilia Bel, with whom he collaborated almost exclusively throughout the 1990s.[2] He also released a few solo works, including the 1998 album Attention! with Sam Mangwana on vocals.[3] Star died on 26 October 2023, in Reims, France, at the age of 68.[4]

## Partial discography

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### Solo

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* Got the Feeling (1997)[5]
* Attention! (1998)[6]
* Ne refuse pas (1985)[7]

### With M'bilia Bel

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* Phénomène (1988)
* Ironie (1993)

### With M'bilia Bel and Vivick Matou

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* Yalowa (1996)

### With Koffi Olomide

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* Aï aï aï la bombe eclate (1987)[8]

### With Bozi Boziana's Anti-Choc

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* Coupe Monte[9]
* Pere Noel Confiance[9]

### With Paul Simon

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* The Rhythm of the Saints (1990)

## Footnotes

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1. ^ Not to be confused with Ringo Starr. Notice that Rigo Star's name is sometimes misspelled "Ringo"; for example, in the liner notes of Paul Simon's The Rhythm of the Saints, as well as on the cover of Star's Ne refuse pas.
2. ^ Kekele
3. ^ Merritt, Stephin (9 July 1998). "Rigo Star and Ringo Starr". Time Out New York. Archived from the original on 16 June 2012.
4. ^ "Rigo Star : Décès de la légende de la musique congolaise". yop.l-frii. 27 October 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
5. ^ Got the Feeling at Amazon
6. ^ Attention! at Amazon
7. ^ Ne refuse pas
8. ^ Aia ai ai la bombe eclate
9. ^ a b The Beat vol. 3 Archived 10 August 2010 at the Wayback Machine

## External links

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* Rigo Star discography at Discogs

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