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 ...

"Ngui-Ngon" appears on Tiers Monde Cooperation's debut LP. Fortunately, sharing music that’s decades past its press cycle is one purpose of this column. The Listener is for whatever we like, and ...

There’s nothing primal about the varied beats that stomp, swerve, slide, and skitter across Africa, no matter what your bloodstream or received wisdom tells you. Those polyrhythms don’t channel ...

Versatile and stylish Congolese musician Aurellen Miatsonama Aurlus Mabele was planning a return to the stage when cancer attacked and finally silenced him, bringing an illustrious career spanning ...

Kasai Masai brought their blend of soukous and rumba with a blend of congolese sounds into our studio. The band members which included lead singer and percussionist Nickens Nkosi, drummer Jean Claude ...

In the 1970s and '80s, pop music fans in Africa were dancing to a Congo-based music known as Soukous. One of the music's pioneers, Tabu Ley Rochereau, infused elements of American soul into the music ...