Madilu System
Madilu System | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Madilu Bialu |
| Born | Jean de Dieu Makiese 28 May 1950 |
| Died | 11 August 2007 (aged 57) Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Genres | Soukous |
| Occupations | composer, arranger, producer, singer |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 1969–2007 |
Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox musical artist with deprecated parameter "associated_acts". It should be removed.
Jean de Dieu Makiese (28 May 1950 – 11 August 2007), popularly known as Madilu System, was a Congolese rumba singer and songwriter. A prominent singer in his country from the 1970s to the 2000s, he was once a member of the seminal band TPOK Jazz which dominated the Congolese scene from 1960s through 1980s.