Soukous (from French secousse, "shock, jolt, jerk") is a genre of dance music originating from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire) and...

List of prominent Soukous musicians and musical groups: Antoine Kolosoy, a.k.a. Papa Wendo Aurlus Mabele Awilo Longomba Bozi Boziana Diblo Dibala Dindo...

Outside Africa, most music from the Democratic Republic of Congo is called Soukous, which most accurately refers instead to a dance popular in the late 1960s...

Babeti Soukous is a 1989 studio/live album by DR Congolese soukous musician and pioneer Tabu Ley Rochereau (using the longer name of Tabu Ley Seigneur...

soukous singer, composer, drummer, songwriter, dancer, and producer. William is known for pioneering the techno-soukous genre, a variant of soukous that...

mainly associated with the soukous genre of music and the kwassa kwassa dance. She is often referred to as "the queen of soukous" or "the queen of rumba"...

the Congo. The Democratic Republic of the Congo's homegrown pop music, soukous, is popular across the border, and musicians from both countries have fluidly...

Soukous in Central Park is a live album by the Congolese musician Kanda Bongo Man, released in 1993. Kanda promoted the album with a North American tour...

Oliver N'Goma (23 March 1959 – 7 June 2010) was a Gabonese afro-zouk and soukous singer and guitarist. He was born in Mayumba in south-west Gabon in 1959...

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...

soukous style. Soukous contributed to the development of Congolese rumba by infusing social and political themes into its lyrics. Meanwhile, soukous bands...

Congolese singer and composer. He was commonly referred to as the "King of Soukous". Aurlus Mabélé, real name Benoit Aurélien Miatsonama, was born on 24 October...

songwriters. Along with guitarist Dr Nico Kasanda, Tabu Ley pioneered soukous (African rumba) and internationalised his music by fusing elements of Congolese...

music originating in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Derived from soukous in the 1990s, with fast-paced hip-swaying dance rhythms, often accompanied...

as Pepe Kalle (November 30, 1951 – November 29, 1998) was a Congolese soukous singer, musician and bandleader. Pépé Kallé was born Kabasele Yampanya...

Quartier Latin International (QLI), or Quartier Latin, is a soukous band from the Democratic Republic of the Congo established in 1986. The band was formed...

founded by singer Papa Wemba in 1977. While Viva La Musica started out as a soukous band (essentially a spin-off of Zaiko Langa Langa), it eventually grew...

Congolese and African popular music. Often referred to as the "Queen of Soukous", she is noted for advocating gender equality, modernizing Congolese music...

Through his music and stage performances, he introduced the slower style of soukous known as Tcha Tcho and popularized a flamboyant fashion subculture called...

as the Stukas Boys, the Stukas or the Stukas of Zaire) was a Congolese soukous band of the 1970s. It was based in Kinshasa, Zaire (now DR Congo). At the...

Kassongo, is a soukous recording artist and saxophonist, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). He was once a member of the soukous band TPOK Jazz...

Maringa Band, who recorded many popular songs in the 1950s and early 1960s. Soukous and highlife were influenced by palm-wine music. Though still somewhat...

1960s and 1970s saw the emergence of soukous, an urban dance music style that evolved from Congolese rumba. Soukous led to diverse offshoots, such as ekonda...

(also known as Emile and Maxime Soki), who were in the earlier Zairean soukous band Orchestre Bella Bella. Both brothers died within a year of each other...

wɛmba]), was a Congolese singer and musician who played Congolese rumba, soukous, and ndombolo. Dubbed the "King of Rumba Rock", he was one of the most...

Anthologie 2003 : Best of Album, Créon Music 2005 : Obligada Meiway List of Soukous musicians "Monique Séka". Music in Africa. Retrieved November 24, 2017...

Langa Langa Stars were a popular DR Congo soukous band in the 1980s. The band had the peculiarity of featuring as much as seven lead vocalists, nicknamed...

Wenge Musica (also known as Wenge Musica BCBG) were a Congolese soukous band formed by Didier Masela in 1981 and led by JB Mpiana from 1986 until their...

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African Great Lakes. During this period, Nairobi was established as a hub of soukous music. This genre was originally developed in Kinshasa and Brazzaville...