{UAH} 𝗞𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗔 𝗕𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗢 𝗠𝗔𝗡

Soukous musician from Congo. 𝐊𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚 𝐁𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐨 𝐌𝐚𝐧 (born 1955 in Inongo, Democratic Republic of the Congo) is a Congolese soukous musician.

Soukous, the dance music of Zaire, was updated by  Konda Bongo Man. With his high tenor vocals alternating between lyrics in Lingala and French, Bongo Man and his band, which has included influential guitarists 𝐃𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐨 𝐃𝐢𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐚 in the 1980s and 𝐑𝐢𝐠𝐨 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫 in the 1990s, has sparked dancing in audiences around the globe.  While rooted in the soukous tradition, Bongo Man has incorporated an eclectic range of influences. 

The son and grandson of drummer/percussionists, Bongo Man left school to perform with a Kinshasa band in 1973. Three years later, he performed with 𝑶𝒓𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒆 𝑩𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒂 𝑴𝒂𝒎𝒃𝒐, one of Zaire's most popular dance bands. Moving to Paris in search of a larger audience in 1979, Bongo Man worked in a windowpane factory while building a solo career. His earliest success came with his album "𝐼𝑦𝑜𝑙𝑒" recorded with Orchestre Bella Mambo and Diblo in 1981 and " 𝐷𝑗𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑦" in 1982.

 He is known for the structural changes he implemented to soukous music. The previous approach was to sing several verses and have one guitar solo at the end of the song. Kanda Bongo Man revolutionized soukous by encouraging guitar solos after every verse and even sometimes at the beginning of the song. His form of soukous gave birth to the 𝙠𝙬𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙖 𝙠𝙬𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙖 dance rhythm where the hips move back and forth while the hands move to follow the hips.

𝗞𝘄𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗮 𝗞𝘄𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗮 Performing at the WOMAD in England in 1983, he reached the audience he had hoped to find. In 1989, Bongo Man released his first American-distributed album, Kwassa Kwassa, which combined tracks from two French releases: "𝐿𝑒𝑙𝑎 𝐿𝑒𝑙𝑎" and "𝑆𝑎𝑖." He continued to expand his following with Zing Zong, dedicated to 𝐒𝐨𝐤𝐢 𝐕𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮 and 𝐒𝐨𝐤𝐢 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐳𝐞𝐧𝐳𝐚 of 𝑩𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒂 𝑩𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒂, in 1991. Bongo Man's third U.S.-distributed album, Soukous in Central Park, released in 1993, captures the excitement of his live performances. With his 1998 album, Welcome to South Africa Mr. Kanda Bongo Man, Bongo Man emphasized the South African influences on his music. Kanda Bongo Man still tours in Europe and the United States

Rhumba Diaspora

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