Created in august 1959 by former musicians from and ,
this band was one of the most famous Congolese rumba band in the early 60's.
Members are :
Édouard Nganga dit " " - (vocals) / founder member (1959-1962 and 1964-1972 and 1979-1990)
aka " Célio " - (vocals) / founder member (1959-1972)
Daniel « » Loubelo - (vocals, bass guitar) founder member (1959 - 1962)
aka " Essou " - (flute, sax, clarinet), founder member ( 1959-1969 and 1972 - )
(sax) / (1961-
(drums) / founder member (1959 -
(lead guitar) / founder member (1959 - 1961)
Jacques Dignos Dingari (rhythm guitar) / founder member (1959 - 1961)
Joseph Samba dit "" (lead guitar) (1963 -
(vocals) (1963-
Antoine Nedule " " Montswet (lead guitar) (1961-1963)
Côme " "(vocals) (1965-1972)
Name Vars
- Bantous
- Bantous De La Capitale
- Bantous Jazz
- Bantous de la Capitale
- Bantous jazz
- L' Orchestre Bantou
- L'Orchestre \
- L'Orchestre Bantou
- L'Orchestre Bantou Jazz
- L'Orchestre Bantous De Brazza
- L'Orchestre Bantous Jazz
- L'Orchestre Les Bantous De La Capitale
- La Voix Bantous
- Les Bantous
- Les Bantous De La Capitale M'Boka
- Or Bantous
- Orch. Bantou
- Orch. Les Bantous De La Capitale
- Orch: Bantou
- Orchestra : Bantous
- Orchestra Bantou
- Orchestre Bantou
- Orchestre Bantou Brazzaville
- Orchestre Bantou De Brazzaville
- Orchestre Bantou de Brazzaville
- Orchestre Bantous
- Orchestre Bantous De La Capitale
- Orchestre Bantous Jazz
- Orchestre Bantous de la Capitale
- Orchestre Inter Bantou
- Orchestre Les Bantous
- Orchestre Nacional Bantous
- Orquestra Bantou
- Son Orchestre Bantou
- Super Bantou
- Super Bantous
- Super Negro
Aliases
- Les Krakmen
- Les Bantous
- Bantous De Brazza
- Orchestre Nacional Bantous
Members
- Papa Noel
- Celestin N'Kouka
- Pamelo Mounk'a
- Rikky Siméon
- Jean Serge Essous
- Pouela Dupool
- Malonga Rikky
- Samba Mascott
- Kabako Lambert
- Passy Mermans
- Ganga Edo
- Michel Boyibanda
- Kosmos Moutouari
- Malonga Samuel
- Nino Dieudonne Malapet
- De La Lune
- José Missamou
- Alphonse Ntaloulou
- Saturnin Pandi
- Domingo Louya
- Laurent Kabako
- Pambou-Tchicaya Tchico
- Dicky Baroza
- Joseph Mulamba