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.

Congolese music legend Kanda Bongo Man will headline the 2017 edition of Vodafone African Legends Night. The 6th edition of the music show will take place at the Banquet Hall State House in Accra. The ...

There was dancing and singing in the rain as the sound of samba echoed across mid-Norfolk this weekend. The Southburgh Festival of World Music was held for the fifth year from Friday to today. Held in ...

London based pop artiste Jane Ikasi popularly known as Mistony will be coming back to Kenya after ten years abroad. Born in Kenya before relocating to the UK with her family at a tender age, her ...

Kanda Bongo Man became the singer for Orchestra Belle Mambo in 1973, developing a sound influenced by Tabu Ley. His solo career only took off after moving to Paris in 1979, where his music started to ...

Music artist Kanda Bongo Man performs at Carnivore in Nairobi In 2008 [Boniface Okendo, Standard] Musicians are known for keeping their experienced band members for continuity in performances. Get ...

Kanda Bongo Man is the world’s leading exponent of soukous, the hottest, most frenetic dance music to come out of Africa for decades. Driven by the peppery pulse of a hypnotic percussive attack and ...

Two of the brightest stars in modern west African music will light up the Ashkenaz Dance Club on San Pablo Avenue this week. On Thursday, it’s Kanda Bongo Man and on Saturday is Rokia Traore. Kanda ...

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 ...

Gallo Record Company's kwassa kwassa star Kanda Bongo Man returns to the airwaves with a brand new release - Swalati - a tribute to all the beautiful women in the world. A jet-setting, internationally ...

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 ...