Kanda Bongo Man was the king of "kwassa kwassa" - the infectious dance sound from Democratic Republic of Congo which started in the 1970s. He was a giant of African music in the 1990s and was ...

Meet Eric Pounds, or maybe you know him as “Bongo Man.” He’s a 55-year-old man experiencing homelessness who is known for playing a drum next to Pluckers Wing Bar in Austin’s West Campus area. Born in ...

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 ...

Kanda Bongo Man has always been a stylish figure, and tonight, with his trademark hat and matching jacket he looked, and sounded, as distinctive as ever. With his easy, rolling vocals and upbeat, ...

Kanda Bongo Man has a reputation to live up to. Introduced on stage as both "a legend" and "the king", he is a key figure in the history of Congolese music, and a showman whose soukous dance songs ...

MASSEUSE to the stars, Bongo Man, has left the the beaches of Barbados behind him to bring a little sunshine to the North West. Bongo Man, who has worked on the beach at the Caribbean island’s most ...

The mesmerising guitars and hip-swinging rhythms of Congolese soukous has captivated Western dance floors more than any other African music – with Kanda Bongo Man at the forefront. As a performer, ...

+ Kanda Bongo Man was born in Zaire in 1955. + Grew up in the new wave of Urban pop music. + Moved to Paris in 1979. + Formed his own 'Bongo Man' record label in 1984. Kanda was born in Zaire in 1955.

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 ...