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Empire Bakuba
AFRICA: Congo (DRC) / Rumba
Empire Bakuba When Pepe Kalle was a boy in Kinshasa in the 1960s, he struck a deal with the most celebrated Congo singer of the day, Joseph Kabasele, Le Grand Kalle. In return for working around Kabasele's... More..
Bendo Son
AFRICA: Congo (DRC) / Soukous
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Les Wanyika
AFRICA: Kenya / Benga
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Johnny Bokelo
AFRICA: Congo (DRC) / Cavacha
Johnny Bokelo Isenge Jean 'Johnny' Bokelo Isenge was born in the 1940s in then Congo Belgium outside Leopoldville as a younger brother of... More..
Elba Top A
EUROPE: France / Ndombolo
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Des-Desouza
AFRICA: Congo (DRC) / African
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Japonais Roi Salomon
AFRICA: Congo (DRC) / African
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Obo Addy
AMERICA NORTH: USA: Oregon (OR) / African
Obo Addy Obo Addy, one of the key originators of the seminal musical movement now known as "Worldbeat," is a prominent member of the first... More..
Papa Wemba
EUROPE: France / Soukous
Born Jules Shungu Wembadio Pene Kikumba on June 14, 1949, in the Kasai region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (then known as Belgian Congo). Addresses: Record company--Sonodisc, 85 rue de Fondary, 75015 Paris,... More..
Muthoni Ndonga
AFRICA: Kenya / Soul
Muthoni The Drummer Queen Nairobi born and raised singer, songwriter, flow-poet, creative and social entrepreneur, Muthoni Ndonga, is already poised to become a leading presence in the world of Kenyan... More..
Cindy Le Coeur
AFRICA: Congo (DRC) / Ndombolo
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Mayaula Mayoni
AFRICA: Congo (DRC) / Soukous
Mayoni, a computer technology graduate from a European university, formerly of Congo's Vita Club football team, was a member on and off of Franco's TPOK Jazz, played in other bands, and put out a number of solo... More..
Aimedo Nyura
AFRICA: Congo (DRC) / Soukous
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Alain Makaba
EUROPE: Belgium / Soukous
To put it simply, Alain Makaba is a genius of the highest kind when it comes to Soukouss guitar playing. During his decade-long tenure in the nineties as the lead/solo guitarist in the band Wenge Musica, he... 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..
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