Mose Se Sengo, born on October 16, 1945 in Belgian Congo, was a Congolese guitarist, composer, and bandleader. He started his musical career in 1968 when he joined Franco and TPOK Jazz, later moving to Lovy du Zaire and African Jazz, before relocating to East Africa in 1974. In the late 1970s, he reformed Somo Somo, touring Tanzania, Zambia, and Kenya, and in the early 1980s recorded several albums, including Amba (1982). His discography continued Hello Hello (1995), Congo Acoustic (1999), and Musicatelama (2011), while he maintained collaborations with TPOK Jazz members and Kenyan artists. He died on May 3, 2019 during a recording session in Nairobi, after a probable heart attack.
