Read about others here. Aurlus Mabele, the Congolese singer who was called “the king of soukous,” the energetic dance hall music that blends traditional African and Caribbean rhythms with pop ...

and heats up to resemble the Congolese "soukous" sound that would soon power the dance floors of Africa. A good hint to any party's guests that dancing is in the offing. Samba Mapangala was among ...

Lovy was the half-brother of Techno-Soukous star Awilo Longomba ... the original Orchestre Super Mazembe dance beat, rests here as well. He was among Congolese musicians who arrived in Kenya ...

The king of Democratic Republic of Congo's raunchy "soukous" music is the new deputy ... from the French word for shake "secouer" and its dancers are renowned for their erotic moves.

His fans called him the king of soukous - a high-tempo Congolese dance music popular across Africa. His daughter, French singer Liza Monet, tweeted, external on Thursday that her father had died ...

Congolese guitarist Siama Matuzungidi sitting ... "It did begin by being a dance, soukous," he said. "People just keep saying 'Dance soukous! Soukous!' And soon it became like a music of the ...

With it is driving beat and spidery, dual guitar lines, Congolese band Loboko is exactly the kind of band that would have a packed crowd on their feet at the Folk Festival Dance Pavilion.

At first, Congolese ... a grooving band, Soukous Connection, from Oakland. Gradually, Linyekula and the three members of his company, Les Studios Kabako, take over the dance floor as the crowd ...

By Jon Pareles Tshala Muana, a Congolese singer who brought a supple voice and sensual dance moves to songs about ... rhythms with salsa, Congolese soukous and other African and Caribbean rhythms ...

Lovy was the half-brother of Techno-Soukous star Awilo Longomba ... the original Orchestre Super Mazembe dance beat, rests here as well. He was among Congolese musicians who arrived in Kenya ...