Sam Mangwana is one of the prime singers and innovators of Congolese rumba, a musical form which has animated dancers and listeners alike throughout the…
Artist Profiles: Sam Mangwana
Category: Artist Profiles
Artist Profiles: Ricardo Lemvo
Ricardo Lemvo was born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, formerly known as Zaire. His roots reach all the way to Sao Salvador in…
Artist Profiles: Ray Lema
Ray Lema has long been acknowledged as one of the most innovative and creative artists in the African and world music scene. His career has…
Artist Profiles: Papa ‘Nono’ Noël
Papa ‘Nono’ Noël Nedule is probably the most influential guitarist from the heyday of Congolese rumba. His real name is Antoine Nedule Monstwet and he…
Artist Profiles: Kanda Bongo Man
Kanda Bongo Man is one of the giants of African popular music. Hailing from the Democratic Republic of Congo, his infectious brand of Congolese Soukous,…
Artist Profiles: Kekele
Kekele is a collective of legendary Congolese musicians revitalizing the Congolese rumba of the golden age artists such as OK Jazz, Ry-Co Jazz, or Les…
Artist Profiles: Dominic Kanza
Kanza means happiness in the Lingala language. Dominic Kanza was born in Kinshasa (D.R. Congo). He is a band leader, singer and guitarist, providing dazzling…
Artist Profiles: Diblo Dibala
Diblo Dibala is a Congolese electric guitar virtuoso. Born in born in 1954 in Kisangani (D. R. Congo), his approach to the guitar has made…
Artist Profiles: Vera Bílá
Vera Bílá is a Czech Roma, although her family originates from the Gypsy shantytowns of Slovakia. She smokes heavily, eats with gusto, and loves to…
Artist Profiles: Tomáš Kočko & Orchestr
Kocko & Orchestr is peculiar songster, singer, composer and speculator in the area of traditional Moravian and Slavonic artistic creation, history and religion. He and…