![]() ![]() Most were 'purists' who did not like the salsa from New York, unless it was Johnny Pacheco. In college he began collecting Cuban records and met many French-speaking Africans who shared his passion for Cuban music. He joined his father in the United States in the summer of 1972. Mira Mira performed only Congolese rumba and American soul music, and his brief career ended when he went back to school. he was assigned two songs: James Brown's 'Papa's got a brand new back' and Otis Redding's 'Direct me', which he sang in phonetic English, but what he really wanted to sing was Afro-Cuban music. He spoke some English but it was certainly not fluent. Nothing could have been further from the truth. His cousin told Laghos that he was perfect for the job because he spoke fluent English. Mira Mira hired Lemvo as a rock/rhythm & blues singer. ![]() Laghos was a guitarist who walked with a limp and played mean solo licks. The oldest was the 17 years old bandleader, who went by the name of Laghos El Dorado Le Sentimental. This was a garage band of 13 and 14 year old kids trying to be hip. Another cousin, Jose Bipock, helped him to get his first job as a singer in a band called Mira Mira. ![]()
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