Born as Charles Bofossa, better known by his stage name, Lumino, is a Congolese (DRC) artist/songwriter and Record Producer. His sounds are really wonderful and his wonderful voice fits perfectly to his gospel songs and ballads. Have a listen to “Beyond all”:
Tag: DR Congo
Music from DR Cogo – Tabu Ley Rochereau
Tabu Ley Rochereau, born in 1940, is a musician from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He’s well known for internationalising his african rumba and soukous music, together with Dr Nico Kasanda. Listen to his nice piece “Mokolo Nakokufa”:
Music from DR Congo – Kaysha
Kaysha, born in Kinshasa 1974, is a pop, R&B and rap musician who immigrated to France. He already won some awards, e.g. the Kora Award for the best African artist in 2000. Here’s his song “Si tu veux de moi”:
Christmas songs: Music from the DR Congo – Richard Nkongolo and Bianco Bemvindo-Henriques #53
The Congolese musicians Richard Nkongolo and Bianco Bemvindo-Henriques accompanied the choir. Here’s their song “Yoka naino“
Music from Congo – Papa Wemba
Papa Wemba is a Congolese rumba musician, good known in Africa. Here’s his song “Notre Père Rumba” :
This was a Music-Suggestion from Kweli(check out his blog!), thanks!
Music from Congo/France – Jessy Matador
Jessy Matador is a singer from France, born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He got famous with the song “Allez Ola Olé“, which was the French Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in Oslo.
I hope, I could fulfil the Music-Suggestion from Kenny ;), but I know this isn’t techno, this is dance… ;)
Music from Congo – Jean Bosco Mwenda
This a song on an acoustic guitar of Jean Bosco Mwenda from Congo. He is also known as Mwenda wa Bayeke, and he was a pioneer of Congolese fingerstyle acoustic guitar music. This is a “compilation”??
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