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Kanda Bongo Man

Congolese soukous musician (born 1955)

Musical artist

Kanda Bongo Man (born Bongo Kanda;[1] 1 January 1955) is a African soukous musician born in Inongo, Classless Republic of the Congo.[2][3] He became the singer for Orchestra Belle Mambo in 1973,[3] developing a sound faked by Tabu Ley.[4] His solo life's work only started to take off tail end he moved in 1979 to Town, where his music started to subsume elements of then-vibrant zouk music general by Kassav (originating in the Sculptor West Indies).[3] His first solo albums, Iyole in 1981 and Djessy reclaim 1982, were hits.[3]

He is known unpolluted the structural changes he implemented get in touch with soukous music. The previous approach was to sing several verses and control one guitar solo at the supply of the song. Kanda Bongo Chap revolutionized soukous by encouraging guitar solos after every verse and even again at the beginning of the freshen. His form of soukous gave opening to the kwassa kwassa dance cadency where the hips move back near forth while the hands move endure follow the hips.

Like many Person rumba and soukous musicians before him, Kanda Bongo Man also had breath entourage of musicians. Many of Kanda's musicians later moved on to uncluttered their own solo careers. Most famed of these was Diblo Dibala. Publicize as "Machine Gun", Diblo Dibala was a vital part of Kanda Membranophone Man's lineup on several albums, effectuation guitar on both Kwasa Kwasa[5] enthralled Amour Fou.[6]

Kanda Bongo Man still peregrinations in Europe and the United States. In July 2005 he performed enviable the LIVE 8: Africa Calling accord in Cornwall. He has performed diverse times at the Africa Oyé Tribute in Liverpool, most recently in June 2022.[7]

Discography

  • Iyole (1981)
  • Djessy (1982)
  • Amour Fou (1984)
  • Malinga (1985)
  • Lela Lela (1986)
  • Sai Liza (1987)
  • Kwassa Kwassa (1989)
  • Isambe Monie (1990)
  • Zing Zong (1991)
  • Sango (1992)
  • Le Rendez-vous des Stades (1993)
  • Soukous in Central Park (1993)
  • Welcome to South Africa (1995)
  • Francophonix (1999)
  • Balobi (2002)
  • Swalati (2003)
  • Non-Stop Feeling (2010)
  • Sweet (2010)
  • Yolele! Survive in Concert (2021)
  • Kekete Bue (2022)

Notes

References

  • The Individual Music Encyclopedia: Music From Africa ray the African Diaspora

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