Augustin Mawangu Mingiedi, Bandleader Of Konono No. 1, Dies At 56
Mawangu became Konono No. 1's leader after the 2015 death of his father, who founded the long-running Congolese band in the late 1960s.
Augustin Mawangu Mingiedi, leader of the Congolese group Konono No. 1, died on Monday, Oct. 16 after a months-long illness related to complications from diabetes, a representative for the band confirmed. He was 56 years old.
Konono No. 1 was founded between 1965 and 1968, by his father, Mingiedi Mawangu. After the elder in April 2015 at the age of 85, Augustin Mawangu Mingiedi became the group's leader. Now a third member of the family, Augustin's son Makonda, will take the reins of the celebrated group. "We are devastated," the . "But Konono No. 1 are indestructible."
