Oliver N'Goma

Oliver N'Goma (Known as "Noli")

Master Singer-Songwriter, Guitarist, King of Afro-Zouk, Television Director

Born Mar 23, 1959

Mayumba, Nyanga, Gabon

Passed Away Jun 07, 2010 Libreville, Gabon

Lifespan 51 years old

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"Music knows no ocean; when the heart sings with sincerity, every soul from Mayumba to the Caribbean dances."

Archival Overview

International superstar and creator of afro-zouk whose sensational 1990 debut album 'Bane' conquered the African continent and the Caribbean, selling millions of copies with hits like 'Bane' and 'Isole'.

Biographical Record

Oliver N'Goma, affectionately nicknamed 'Noli', was born in Mayumba on March 23, 1959. Trained in Paris as a television director and cameraman for Gabon Télévision, N'Goma spent his spare hours crafting romantic guitar ballads in his home studio.

In 1990, collaborating with Cape Verdean producer Manu Lima, N'Goma released Bane. The album's revolutionary blend of Antillean zouk, sweet acoustic guitars, and Gabonese vocal melodies exploded into an unprecedented pan-African sensation, making him one of the most celebrated African dancefloor icons of the 1990s.

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Final Resting Place

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Mayumba Municipal Cemetery
Mayumba, Nyanga, Gabon

                         GPS: -3.4330, 10.6500                    

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