That might be so...if there were any truth to those sordid allegations. However, there is not. Chongo's mother died in Africa, still living the life of a "bush ape". Her death can in no way be ascribed to any neglect on Chongo's part. He was in the USA at the time. Immigration does not equate to abandonment. While Chongo was making a new life for himself in the USA, his near relatives in Africa were living in the old way, and enjoying it. His mother's eventual demise due to the unwelcome attentions of an African Native hunter was in no way Chongo's fault, but it may account at least partially for the fact that he has remained uneasy around most Black people to the present day. Several of Chongo's relatives and band members have perished in conflict with Black Africans over the years, and such memories die hard.

As for the supposed sister, Chinga, it remains unclear whether or not she is actually related to Chongo by blood. She may simply be an opportunistic golddigger hoping to cash in on Chongo's fame/notoriety/whatever-you-wish-to-call-it. The latter seems likely, given the paucity of evidence of a blood relation between the two.