SOUKOUS ALL-STARS, THE LEGENDS takes on a journey of the history of Soukous Music, a popular genre of dance music from the Congo (DRC) derived from Congolese Rumba in the 60s, mostly made popular in the early 80s in France as part of their US tour 2018.
Doors open at 7:30PM
Felix Manuaku Waku, Nyboma Mwan Dido, Lokassa Ya Mbongo, Nseka Huit Kilos, Ngouma Lokito, Caien Madoka, Elie Kihonia and Luciana Demingongo, come together for a stellar arrangement of musicians who were instrumental in the maturation and popularization of Soukous. Former members of renowned bands such as Bella Bella, Zaiko Langa Langa, Papa Wemba's Viva la Musica, Victoria Elleyison, Quartier Latin, Wenge Musica come together today and form the Soukous All-Stars band, a historic reunion of the masters of Soukous, for the first time ever, all on the same stage.
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