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 ...

Louis Albert William Longomba is a Congolese singer, drummer, and record producer born on May 5, 1962. He is famous for pioneering the music genre known as techno-soukous, derived from ‘Rumba,' a ...

The king of Democratic Republic of Congo's raunchy "soukous" music is the new deputy governor of the capital. Veteran musician Tabu Ley Rochereau told the BBC he wanted to use his skills as a ...

The dancefloor's 100 most essential tracks. The term “dance music” may conjure visions of heaving clubs, packed festival tents and partying with abandon, and certainly these concepts are a substantial ...

19:57, Sat, Feb 8, 2025 Updated: 19:58, Sat, Feb 8, 2025 A vast central African metropolis is thought to be the most francophone city globally, with more people speaking French there than Paris.

When someone tries to think of a megacity, a few spring to mind, including London, New York and Paris. However, many people don’t realise that Africa is home to some of the world’s most densely ...

When Nigerian dancer Blayke took the title at the 2021 Red Bull Dance Your Style Nigeria, spectators said his moves defied logic. In his words, he was driven by innate passion and improvisation. He ...

With it is driving beat and spidery, dual guitar lines, Congolese band Loboko is exactly the kind of band that would have a packed crowd on their feet at the Folk Festival Dance Pavilion. They are ...

Whether it is Afro Beats, Soukous, Amapiano, Highlife, or Makossa, African music has come of age and has become a regular feature all around the world, impacting audiences, initiating collaboration ...

Braided fringes adorned in gold beads. Pearl necklaces and puffed-up shoulder pads. Cassette tapes. Oversized waist belts. Electric pink eyeshadow. No one does a revival quite like Kampire. The same ...

A historic return for ''Wenge Musica''. A few months ago, the pictures of the Congolese musical group circulated on social media when some of its leaders gathered in a room to speak with one voice. JB ...