NEW LONDON -- Here's the path Siama Matuzungidi took to get from stardom to obscurity. He started in the Democractic Republic of Congo, where he left his home at age 17 in 1971, and made his way to ...

Congolese guitarist Siama Matuzungidi sitting by the Mississippi. His new album, "Rivers: From the Congo to the Mississippi," is based on his own rich tradition of soukous music, but incorporates ...

The coronavirus has taken the lives of two elderly musicians in Paris: Manu Dibango, a Cameroonian saxophone and vibraphone superstar, and Aurlus Mabele, the king of Congolese soukous music. While ...

"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 ...

Ricky Mulolo is re-engineering a revolution in Lingala music and is already seeing fruits of his labour, writes Stevens Muendo As Soukous music began to conquer London and Paris in the late 1980s, a ...

In the early years at a time, Awilo was firing from all cylinders with his Congolese Soukos brand of music. a abiola Follow Awilo Longomba turns a year older today May 5, 2017. The Congolese musician ...

Earlier this week, I strolled past the rehearsal venue of Eghe Nimose where he and his team often practice his sensuous soukous and Congolese rumba moves. The beats and tunes were not the ones I have ...

In the early years at a time, Awilo was firing from all cylinders with his Congolese Soukos brand of music. The Congolese musician is known for his Soukous songs and calls his style of music ...

Please enable JavaScript to read this content. Ricky Mulolo is re-engineering a revolution in Lingala music and is already seeing fruits of his labour, writes Stevens ...

The coronavirus has taken the lives of two elderly musicians in Paris: Manu Dibango, a Cameroonian saxophone and vibraphone superstar, and Aurlus Mabele, the king of Congolese soukous music. While ...