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Soukous was chosen by Island Records producer Ben Mandelson and Togolese entrepreneur Richard Dick as the title of a 1982 compilation, Sound D'Afrique II: Soukous. The compilation included music from Mali and Cameroon alongside "Madeleina," a track from Pablo 'Porthos' Lubadika's 1981 album Ma Coco, which gained significant attention in Europe. [8]
1963 'Ethnological Notes on the Distribution of Guan Languages,' Journal of African Languages 2(3). 1966 'The Akan and the North,' Ghana Notes and Queries 9: 18-24. 1968 'The Myth of a State.' Journal of Modern African Studies 6(4): 461-73. 1963 'A Medieval Trade Route from the Niger to the Gulf of Guinea, Journal of African History 3(2).
Diblo Dibala - Congolese soukous musician, known as "Machine Gun" for his speed and skill on the guitar; Mamadou Diop (also known as Modou Diop) - Senegalese rhythm guitarist, now based in the United States; Sona Jobarteh - Griot kora player, singer and guitarist from Gambia; Nico Kasanda (a.k.a. "Dr. Nico") - a pioneer of soukous music
June 9 – Niel Immelman, 78, South African-born classical pianist [24] July 21 – Hafiz Abdelrahman, Sudanese flautist (age unknown) [25] August 17 – OJ Blaq, 40, Ghanaian rapper and actor [26] September 12 – MohBad, 27, Nigerian rapper [citation needed] October 1 – Julian Bahula, 85, South African drummer, composer and bandleader. [27]
List of prominent Soukous musicians and musical groups: This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
Call it soukous, rumba, Zairois, Congo music, or kwassa-kwassa, the pop sound emanating from Congo's capital, Kinshasa has shaped modern African culture more profoundly than any other. Africa produces music genres that are direct derivatives of Congolese Soukous. Some of the African bands sing in Lingala, the main language in the DRC.
In February 2023, Nigerian singer Ayra Starr released "Sability", a techno-soukous-inspired single that sampled Longomba's "Coupé Bibamba". [ 18 ] [ 129 ] This release garnered praise from Tanzanian singer Harmonize , who commended the song's homage to Longomba, expressing admiration for his musical impact and stating, "I want to be like Awilo ...
Non-commercial African-American radio stations promoted African music as part of their cultural and political missions in the 1960s and 1970s. African music also found eager audiences at Historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and appealed particularly to activists in the civil rights and Black Power movements. [26]