[1][2] His first song released, “La Tout Neige”, in 1970, was a great success and peaked in the Zairian charts for many weeks from August 1971.

[3] During his long career, he composed numerous hits, including “Sentiment Awa”, “Dédé sur Mesure”, “SVP Mbey” as well as “Paiement Cash”.

Already a confirmed legend and a mythical character in Congolese music, he was decorated in December 2015 by former President Joseph Kabila in the Order of the National Heroes Kabila-Lumumba as a Knight.

[8] Jossart N'Yoka Longo, born on September 7, 1953, in Léopoldville, now known as Kinshasa, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to Élisabeth Saka Mayamba and Daniel M'Vula Malembe.

Jossart N'Yoka Longo began his musical activities by singing in a parish before joining the young group Bel Guide National in 1967, which dissolved in 1969 after administrator D.V.

[11] Zaïko later embodied a whole generation and left several trademarks, including the current "sebene" style, also called the dancing part.

The Zaïko orchestra released their second album, titled "Plaisir de l'ouest Afrique," in 1976, recorded in Accra during their tour in Ghana under the direction of Henri Bowane.

"[12] In 1977, he was selected, along with Likinga Redo, Manuaku Waku, and Mbuta Mashakado, to join the National Orchestra of Zaïre (ONAZA), where he had the opportunity to sing with Tabu Ley Rochereau and participate with them in the Second World Festival of Black and African Arts and Culture (FESTAC 77) held in Lagos, Nigeria.

N'Yoka Longo recorded a second version of the song "Sentiment Awa" in 1979, which earned him the second position in the ranking of best authors of the year.

In the two albums released by the group in 1985 ("Zaïko Eyi Nkisi" and "Tala Modèle Echanger"), N'Yoka Longo respectively composed the songs "SVP Mbey" and "Daïd'ano."

N'Yoka Longo was part of the group members who went on a Japanese tour in October 1986, during which they recorded their 16th album titled "Nippon Banzai."

[14][15] Before this split, in December 1987, the album "Subissez les Conséquences" was released, in which N'Yoka Longo participated vocally but did not write any songs.

The following year, Jossart and his group recorded their 18th album, "Jetez l'éponge," in Brussels, following the concept of "Nippon Banzai," in which he wrote two covers: "SOS Maya" and "Pa Oki.

[17] In 1992, he was arrested alongside Koffi Olomidé after being summoned to the Attorney General's office in Kinshasa for obscene performances in their songs.

N'Yoka Longo composed "Dédé," a song that quickly became famous and was remixed in the next album, "Avis de Recherche," in 1995.

On October 2, 1998, their 24th album, "Nous y sommes," was released, containing seven songs, with two of them composed by N'Yoka Longo: the covers of "Paiement Cash" and "Amando."

At the end of 1999, the album "Poison" was released with 10 songs, and N'Yoka Longo was credited as the author of two: "Liloba" and "Tonton Ben B."

In "Empreinte," released on December 3, 2004, he wrote four songs: "Qui dit mieux," "Jusqu'où" (in a duet with Sam Mangwana), "Les 19 minutes de Ngwasuma," and a version of "Nzete ya Mbila" (with the daughters of Zaïko’s former sponsor, Gustave Bongo).

For the album "Rencontres," released on September 7, 2007, N'Yoka Longo invited some of his former colleagues, including Beniko Zangilu Popolipo, guitarist Bopol Mansiamina, Malage, and one of his influences, the singer Tony Dee Bokito, a former member of Los Nickelos.

Jossart N'Yoka Longo composed seven tracks on the album, including "Système ya Benda," "Yaka M," "Alita wanyi," "Sielumuka," "Ambiance Eyenga," and cover versions of "Amour pluriel" and "Boh."