Congolese band Les Tambours de Brazza is set to release its new album Kongo (Buda Musique ) on June 1st, 2018. The master drummers continue…
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Artist Profiles: Wendo Kolosoy
Antoine “Wendo” Kolosoy was born in 1925. Kolosoy learned how to play guitar at a very young age, after his dead mother appeared in a…
View More Artist Profiles: Wendo KolosoyArtist Profiles: Tabu Ley
Pascal-Emmanuel Sinamoyi Tabu, better known as Tabu Ley was born November 13, 1937 in Bagata, Belgian Congo. He was a renowned Congolese singer and band…
View More Artist Profiles: Tabu LeyArtist Profiles: Samba Ngo
Congolese musician Samba Ngo said “Let’s dance now, because who knows tomorrow?” He has been spreading this musical message around the world. Ngo’s music is…
View More Artist Profiles: Samba NgoArtist Profiles: Sam Mangwana
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…
View More Artist Profiles: Sam MangwanaArtist 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…
View More Artist Profiles: Ricardo LemvoArtist 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…
View More Artist Profiles: Ray LemaArtist 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…
View More Artist Profiles: Papa ‘Nono’ NoëlArtist Profiles: Konono Nº1
Konono Nº1 was founded at the beginning of the 1980s ago by Mingiedi, a virtuoso of the likembe (the traditional instrument sometimes called “sanza” or…
View More Artist Profiles: Konono Nº1Artist 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,…
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