117:. The two formed a musical collaboration named, âGroupe Jhimmy na Mwangaâ (The Jhimmy and Mwanga Group), with Elenga playing rhythm guitar and Mwanga contributing vocals. The Benathar brothers had found ready stars in the Zacharie Elenga and Paul Mwanga duo, and they were signed almost as soon as Opikaâs doors opened in 1949. Elenga had a unique way of stringing his guitar, choosing to replace the D string with a second E string, and picking the notes with his thumb and forefinger in a style that he called, âHawaiian.â Further, Zacharie Elenga named himself after American country legend
102:, Zacharie Elenga initially had plans for the priesthood, but it is said that he had a fiery temperament and he was likely expelled from seminary by the priests. Subsequently he found employment, as a stenographer with the firm Solbena, a workshop that manufactured shirts, and was owned by Greek brothers Gabriel and Moussa Benathar. The Benathar brothers were proprietors of a number of businesses in the Belgian Congo and fortuitously they decided to launch the
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record with the song âHenrietteâ on the reverse side, featured Paul Mwanaâs fine voice singing solo, but it was Jhimmyâs innovative playing style and advanced, harmonious composition that had substantial influence on other performers of the time. Between the years of 1950 and 1952 Jhimmy saw great success in his musical career, with popular fame reaching as far west as
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While at Opika, Jhimmy joined a quintet including Paul Mwanga on vocals, Georges Doula, Albert Yamba-Yamba, and
Francois âGobiâ Boyimbo on guitars, and Etienne âBaskisâ Diluvila on percussion. In his first recording at Opika, âOndruwe,â Jhimmy introduced the foxtrot to the Congolese public. This
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