It took more than an hour for him to reach the stage, and during the interim nobody danced to the recorded music. But once Kanda Bongo Man and his band hit the modest stage at the Charter Oak Cultural ...

When a fresh-faced gap-toothed 18-year-old singer from Kinshasa called Kanda Bongo (later known as Kanda Bongo Man) arrived in France in 1979, there were few opportunities for musicians from Africa.

Congolese vocalist and musician Kanda Bongo man will headline this year’s edition of the African Legends Night which will take place on Saturday, September 30 at the Banquet Hall of the State House in ...

+ Kanda Bongo Man was born in Zaire in 1955. + Grew up in the new wave of Urban pop music. + Moved to Paris in 1979. + Formed his own 'Bongo Man' record label in 1984. Kanda was born in Zaire in 1955.

The mesmerising guitars and hip-swinging rhythms of Congolese soukous has captivated Western dance floors more than any other African music – with Kanda Bongo Man at the forefront. As a performer, ...

The veteran media girl says that despite the malicious rumours doing rounds in early 90s associating her with the Congolese Soukous musician, she only met him for the first time in 2012 Two men once ...

Mbilia Bel sounds exactly the same in person as she does on radio. In fact, as impossible as it seems in this age of auto tune, her voice is even more impressive when she is seated right in front of ...

The 28th edition of the Koroga Festival is billed to be a star-studded show, with veteran Congolese musicians, the king of Kwasa Kwasa Kanda Bongo Man and the Queen of rhumba M'bilia Bel scheduled to ...

Legend. Musicians today live in the shadows of the dazzling artistry of Congolese rumba and soukous. Congolese star Kanda Bongo Man stands so tall among the soukous giants that it is often said if he ...

One of the superstars of African music, the legendary Kanda Bongo Man, is flying in from South Africa for an exclusive North East show later this year. He will be at Sage Gateshead on November 22.

Kanda Bongo Man was the king of "kwassa kwassa" - the infectious dance sound from Democratic Republic of Congo which started in the 1970s. He was a giant of African music in the 1990s and was ...