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Kanda Bongo Man (born Bongo Kanda; 1955) is a Congolese soukous musician born in Inongo, Democratic Republic of the Congo. He became the singer for Orchestra Belle Mambo in 1973, developing a sound influenced by Tabu Ley.
Kanda Bongo Man sings in English.Faya Tess is in this album.
- 6 min
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- tutulu
3 gen 2011 · Filled with lively beats and soulful melodies, the album captures the essence of African rumba music. Each track on the album exemplifies Kanda Bongo Man's ability to blend traditional...
- 5 min
- 11,2M
- Afrobeats Connection
Kanda Bongo Man became the singer for Orchestra Belle Mambo in 1973, developing a sound influenced by Tabu Ley. His solo career only started to take off after moving to Paris in 1979,...
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- From The Soil
Kanda Bongo Man is a Congolese soukous musician born in Inongo, Democratic Republic of the Congo. He became the singer for Orchestra Belle Mambo in 1973, developing a sound influenced by...
Kanda Bongo Man revolutionized soukous by encouraging guitar solos after every verse and even sometimes at the beginning of the song. His form of soukous gave birth to the kwassa kwassa dance rhythm where the hips move back and forth while the hands move to follow the hips.
Over the last three decades Kanda Bongo Man has remained one of the African continents most influential artists, having been an instrumental innovator in the changing sound of soukous music. Kanda’s iconic and haunting vocal rhythms have branded him King of Kwassa Kwassa.
