Diblo Dibala

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{{Infobox musical artist

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1954|08|9|df=y}}

| birth_place = Kisangani, Zaire

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| instrument = Guitar, Vocals

| genre = Soukous

| occupation = Musician, Songwriter

| years_active = 1979–present

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| associated_acts = Kasaloo Kyanga

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Diblo Dibala (born 9 August 1954), often known simply as Diblo, is a Congolese soukous musician,{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/diblo-dibala-p3262/biography|title=Diblo Dibala|last=Harris|first=Craig|publisher=Allmusic|accessdate=17 August 2011}} known as "Machine Gun" for his speed and skill on the guitar.

He was born in 1954 in Kisangani. He moved to Kinshasa as a child, and aged 15 won a talent competition which led to him playing guitar in Franco's TPOK band. Dibala remained with the group for only a short period, going on to play with Vox Africa, Orchestra Bella Mambo and Bella Bella, in which band he first played with Kanda Bongo Man.{{cite web|url=http://africanmusic.org/artists/diblo.html|title=African Music Encyclopedia: Diblo Dibala|date=3 November 2022 }}

In 1979, he moved to Brussels, and in 1981 he joined Kanda Bongo Man's band in Paris. Their first album, Iyole (1981), was a success. Diblo became a sought after session guitarist, working with Pepe Kalle and many other soukous musicians.

In the mid-1980s, he formed his own band, Loketo (meaning 'hips'), with singers Aurlus Mabele and Mav Cacharel. A few years later, he left the band in 1990 and formed a new group, Matchatcha, which is still active after a number of personnel changes.