His up-tempo hits and high-wattage performances were highlighted by spectacular dance moves. He contracted the coronavirus and died in Paris. By Abdi Latif Dahir This obituary is part of a series ...

Dance trendsetters and kings of the dance hall disco are back, ready to take Nairobi by storm in a nostalgic party, Funky Soul Train of the 1970s, 1980s and Early 1990s. Many may be in their 40s, but ...

Congolese rumba, sometimes called rumba Lingala or rumba Congolais, is likely to join khon, a Thai masked dance drama, khaen music of Laos, chapei dang veng of Cambodia, Cuban son and Dominican ...

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 ...

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 ...

Siama discusses Soukous, a popular genre of dance music from the Congo Basin. Siama discusses Soukous, a popular genre of dance music from the Congo Basin.

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 ...

A man of trademarks. That is Kanda Bongo Man. From his dance strokes to the debonair suits and hats and even the diastema in his dentition, down to his gentlemanly personality, Bongo Man has wowed ...