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Evoloko Joker Abrahama

AFRICA: Congo (DRC) / Rumba

Evoloko Joker Abrahama

 

Evoloko Atshuamo, best known as Evoloko Jocker (sometimes spelled Joker) or Lay Lay, is a popular... More..

Suzanna Owiyo

AFRICA: Kenya / Benga

Suzanna Owiyo

Born in Kasaye village – Nyakach, near the lakeside city of Kisumu, Suzanna Owiyo was introduced to music at a tender age by her grandfather who was a prolific Nyatiti player. As she grew... More..

Master Mwana Congo

AFRICA: Congo (DRC) / Cavacha

Master Mwana Congo

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Shimita El Diego

AFRICA: Congo (DRC) / Soukous

Lokassa Ya Mbongo, Ballou Canta and Shimita El Diego formed the Soukous Stars with master guitarist Dally Kimoko in 1990 as an outgrowth of their experiences playing together in Les Quatre Etoiles in the '80s. They... More..

Ricardo Lemvo

AMERICA NORTH: USA: California (CA) / Salsa

Ricardo Lemvo

Ricardo Lemvo has established himself as a pioneer with his innovative music, combining Latin and African elements from salsa to soukous with an occasional merengue or Afro-Portuguese excursion.... More..

Soki Dianzenza

AFRICA: Congo (DRC) / Rumba

Orchestre Bella Bella was the brain child of two brothers Soki Vangu (Maxim Soki) and Younger brother Soki Dianzenza (Emile Soki). Emile a teen Idol, singer and songwriter was only 16 years old when he started the... More..

Gina Efonge

AFRICA: Congo (DRC) / Soukous

Gina Efonge

Gina Efonge aka Gina Wa Gina joined Zaiko Langa Langa in 1971. He wowed the masses by his voice and his compositions such as BP ya Munu, Celio or Consolation. Unfortunately, in 1974, he suffered a... More..

Luciana Demigongo

AFRICA: Congo (DRC) / Soukous

Luciana Demigongo

Luciana Demigongo has worked with superstars such as Papa Wemba, Ballou Canta and Koffi Olomide. In this collection of songs they develop their own rumba sounds refining the nonchalant... More..

Dilu Dilumona

AFRICA: Congo (DRC) / Rumba

Dilu Dilumona

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Joseph Kabasele

AFRICA: Congo (DRC) / Bolero

Joseph Athanase Kabasele

Most will agree with the fact that Joseph Athanase Kabasele (Kalle), should be credited for creating the African-Jazz in the mid 50s. The evolution of which can be regarded as the... More..

Kyat Hend Dittmann

AFRICA: Congo (DRC) / Soukou-Ragga

Kyat Hend Dittmann

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Nyboma Mwandido

AFRICA: Congo (DRC) / Cavacha

Nyboma is one of the most celebrated Soukous musicians in the world. Nyboma Mwan'dido was born in Zaire (now known as the Democratic Republic of Congo).

Nyboma started singing with Orchestre Negro Succes. In... More..

Ngouma Lokito

AMERICA NORTH: USA: New York (NY) / Soukous

Ngouma Lokito

By L. J. Zikimoto

Ngouma Lokito was born Shungu  Omba in that great southern Music hub of the Congo (Zaire) In that famous music town Lubumbashi of course! He later dropped his birth... More..

Baba Gaston

AFRICA: Kenya / Rumba

BABA GASTON
Baba Gaston was born on July 5, 1936 at Likasi, near Lubumbashi in Shaba Province, Eastern DR Congo. He changed his name from Ilunga Omer to Ilunga Chenji Kamanda wa Kamanda Gaston Omer after... More..

Liz Ogumbo

AFRICA: South Africa / Afro Fusion

Liz Ogumbo

Born and named after her great grandmother ‘Elizabeth Loye” who was a singer and performer throughout her life,... More..

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