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Soukous (from French secousse, "shock, jolt, jerk") is a genre of dance music originating from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire) and the Republic of the Congo (formerly French Congo). [1]
Diblo Dibala (born 9 August 1954), often known simply as Diblo, is a Congolese soukous musician, [1] known as "Machine Gun" for his speed and skill on the guitar.. He was born in 1954 in Kisangani.
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Nyboma Mwan'dido (or Muan'dido), often simply Nyboma (born 1952), a prominent Congolese soukous tenor vocalist, has been over a fifty-year span a leading member of several outstanding bands, including Orchestre Bella Bella, Orchestre Lipua Lipua, Orchestre Kamale, Les Quatre Étoiles, and Kékélé, in addition to performing and recording as a solo artist.
Moto Pamba was a blend of Congolese rumba and soukous. [ 52 ] [ 25 ] He was the album's composer, lead vocalist, and drummer, while Ballou Canta and Shimita provided backing vocals, and Miguel Yamba, Ngouma Lokito, and Pablo Lubadika Porthos contributed on bass guitar.
Alongside rumba, other imported genres like American swing, French cabaret and Ghanaian highlife were also popular. In 1953, the Congolese music scene began to differentiate itself with the formation of African Jazz (led by Joseph "Le Grand Kallé" Kabasele ), the first full-time orchestra to record and perform, and the debut of fifteen-year ...
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