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Evoloko Atshuamo, best known as Evoloko Jocker (sometimes spelled Joker)^[1] or Lay Lay, is a popular Congolese soukous singer.^[2][3] Since the late 1960s, he has been in several major soukous bands, such as Zaiko Langa Langa, Isifi Lokole, and Langa Langa Stars.^[4][5]

Biography

Evoloko was born in Belgian Congo (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo).

He began his career in Zaiko Langa Langa, one of the biggest Congolese soukous bands, in 1969. His talent was so enthusiastically acclaimed by the public that he quickly became the frontman and band leader. Along with other musicians including Papa Wemba, Mavuela Somo, Gina Efonge, they created cavacha, a sound and dance style that became a trademark of Zaiko and a craze in East Africa in the 1970s.

He wrote the best song of the year in 1973 (Onassis Ya Zaire) and again in 1974 (Eluzam). The huge success of these two songs and the cavacha dance establi Evoloko Jocker - Discogs GYV