Career

The group consists of Christian and Lovi Longomba, who are twins. They are from musical family; their father Lovy Longomba was a member of Super Mazembe

Super Mazembe

Orchestra Super Mazembe was a popular band based in Kenya playing Lingala music. The band had roots in Super Vox, a band formed in 1967 in Zaire and led by Mutonkole Longwa Didos. The band moved to Nairobi in 1974 and changed its name to Orchestra Super Mazembe.Their biggest hit was "Shauri...

, while their grandfather Vicky Longomba

Vicky Longomba

Vicky Longomba was a singer and a founding member of Tout puissant OK Jazz, a Congolese rumba group.He later formed his own group, Lovy du Zaire....

 was a member of TPOK Jazz. France

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

-based Congolese musician Awilo Longomba

Awilo Longomba

Awilo Longomba is a Congolese musician who was a drummer in Viva la Musica, Stukas, Nouvelle Generation and Loketo. In 1995, he finally quit drumming for singing and released his first album Moto Pamba with help from Shimita, Ballou Canta, Dindo Yogo, Dally Kimoko, Sam Mangwana, Syran Mbenza and...

 is their uncle .

The group entered Kenyan music scene in 2002 with their song "Dondosa", which became a national hit. Follow-up singles were "Piga Makofi", "Shika More" and "Vuta Pumz". Their debut album Chukua was released in 2005 by Ogopa DJ's . In 2003 they had left Ogopa DJ's record label together with Deux Vultures

Deux Vultures

Deux Vultures is a musical group in Kenya performing hip hop and pop music.The group consists of two members: Colonel Mustapha and Nasty Thomas . They grew up in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Like many other kenyan artists, they started their career at jam sessions of the Florida 2000 nightclub in...

 and Mr. Googz

Mr. Googz

- Biography :He grew up in Zimmerman suburb of Nairobi. He attended Ainsworth Primary School in Eastleigh, Nairobi and later Highway Secondary School. He teamed up with Vinnie Bantonn forming a duo. They joined the Ogopa DJ's record label. In 2002 they released the "Wasee " song, which became a...

 & Vinnie Banton, and formed an own label, Bad Man Camp. Deux Vultures and Longombas, however, later returned to Ogopa

They performed at the 2006 Channel O Music Video Awards

Channel O Music Video Awards

Channel O Music Video Awards, also known as Spirit of Africa Music Video Awards are Pan-African music awards organised by South Africa -based Channel O television channel. The awards were first held in 2003 under the name Reel Music Video Awards. Since 2005 the awards have been held annually...

 in South Africa . The group later relocated from Kenya to Los Angeles

Los Ángeles

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Awards

• 2005 Kora Awards
  Kora Awards
  The Kora Awards are music awards given annually for musical achievement in sub-Saharan Africa. Founded in 1994 by Ernest Adjovi, they are comparable to the American Grammy Awards in intent...
  
   - Best East African Group
• 2006 Kisima Music Awards
  2006 Kisima Music Awards
  The 2006 Kisima Music Awards were held in Nairobi, Kenya. They were the first of the awards to be broadcast across Africa on television, after the organisers partnered with South African satellite station Channel O, and was also the first to feature a "Social Responsibility" award category...
  
   - Best Group from Kenya & Boomba Group & Best Song from Kenya ("Vuta Pumz") & Social Responsibility
• 2006 Tanzania Music Awards
  Tanzania Music Awards
  Tanzania Music Awards are national music awards held annually in Tanzania. It is also known as Kilimanjaro Music Awards or Kili Music Awards after its sponsor . The awards were established in 1999 by the National Arts Council under the Tanzanian Ministry of Education and Culture.- External links...
  
  - Best East African Album (Chukua)