Legendary Congolese musician Mose Fan
Fan has died at the age of 75 today.
The musician died of what is suspected to
be a heart attack in his apartment along
Thika Superhighway in Nairobi.
The composer of the Papa Lolo hit had been
in the city on a project to record a new
song with vocalists based in Nairobi
including Paddy Makani and Disco Longwa.
Mose played guitar on Dje Melasie with
Franco’s OK Jazz in 1972.
“I regard him as one of Africa’s finest
guitarist and music writers. He has been a
frequent visitor to Nairobi from 2015
collaborating with Ketebul Music and Tabu
Osusa,” said award-winning Cartoonist Paul
Kelemba aka Maddo.
Mose loved Nairobi and has been visiting
Kenya every year for the last three years
from his London abode.
“We are still in shock and we are making
arrangements to have him taken to a
decent Morgue as we reach out to
relations,” said Mr Osusa.
When you start a story with the legendary then I discover the description is of a name one can’t recall…
Papa lolowe
Banaa that song the family ikijipanga it will eat royalties for the next 500 years
Na mokili bandimaka Moto te ohh!
Do not blame the OP for your own ignorance. You probably have never heard of Maître Franco, Sam Mangwana, Verckys or Rochereau.
R.I.P.
hawa nimesikia. huyo mwingine hapana .:)
Listen deeper Bwana. Most of them would have not been giants without the prodigious contributions of young, composing guitarists.
RIP Muzito. Drinking to your song rn!
Knew the song, not the artist. R.I.P