General Defao was not tall, but he was big,” writes Bob White in his book, “Rumba Rules: The Politics of Dance Music in Mobutu’s Zaire. “He had an underbite smile, and a pleasant demeanour,” he adds.

Legendary Lingala singer Lulendo Matumona, better known as Le General Defao, has come out to set the record straight on the rumours surrounding him and his stay in Kenya. Word on the street is that ...

Renowned Congolese singer and songwriter Lulendo Matumona aka General Defao is dead. Defao, 62, died on Monday, December 27, at the Laquintinie Hospital in Douala, Cameroon, where he was admitted. The ...

General Defao was not tall, but he was big,” writes Bob White in his book, “Rumba Rules: The Politics of Dance Music in Mobutu’s Zaire. “He had an underbite smile, and a pleasant demeanour,” he adds.