Jean de Dieu Makiese (28 May 1950 – 11 August 2007), popularly known as Madilu System, was a Congolese rhumba singer and songwriter, born in what was then Léopoldville, Belgian Congo.
Beginning as a teenager in 1969, Madilu sang with a series of bands: "Orchestre Symba", "Orchestre Bamboula", headed by Papa Noël, "Festival des Maquisards", led by Sam Mangwana, and Fiesta Popular.
[1] However, it was not until Madilu teamed up with Franco, joining his TPOK Jazz in April 1980, that he became a Congolese and International star.
"[1] In the 1990s, following the collapse of TPOK Jazz a few years after the death of its leader Franco in 1989, Madilu began his solo career by issuing an album called Sans Commentaire.
[2] At the beginning of August 2007, Madilu traveled to Kinshasa to shoot videos for his new songs.