Lunkunku Sampu had the statute of a big star of television. He had been made known of the public by animating each Saturday the broadcast "Variété samedi soir" very followed by the televiewers of Télé Zaire. With his undeniable charm, he could captivate the people attention and even to make him cry as it was the case during his last broadcast in Belgium with Franco Luambo Makiadi which was dying.
Many of our musician artists owe him their success to be discovered by the public through "Variété samedi soir". Mbiliya Bel is among them. Her famous song "Kamunga Na lela nani" had known much success thanks to Lunkunku Sampu. The arrival of AFDL, Lunkuku will give up the microphone to deal with the diplomat career. He was adviser minister near the Ambassador of the DRC in Portugal.
Corneille Kinsala N’soki
(CKS/Yes)