New Music From Soukous on Calabash Music

Central Park Summerstage

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:21:41 -0600

live SummerStage recordings

Patcho Star

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:21:41 -0600

Congolese traditional soukous meets modern reggae and funk. Get your dance on with Patcho Star!

Tshala Muana

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:21:41 -0600

Tshala Muana is the leading singer of Mutuashi, the Afro-Cuban-influenced dance music of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Shimita El Diego

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:21:41 -0600

Shimita El Diego is in his own words 'the James Brown of Africa'. He is a soukous star from the Congo and will certainly get you moving.

Sila and the AfroFunk Experience

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:21:41 -0600

Sila & the AfroFunk Experience bring the sounds that most of us know as Afrobeat which was born out of the crowded streets of West African cities like Lagos, Accra and Abidjan

Papa Wemba

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:21:41 -0600

Papa Wemba produces an Afro-pop style that unapologetically criss-crosses African and American vocabularies and has captivated millions.

Lovewhip

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:21:41 -0600

With their "world pop", Lovewhip will bring a smile to your face, a buzz to your brain, and a sultry motion to encourage your booty to vibrate.

Mose Fan Fan

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:21:41 -0600

One of Africa's greatest guitarists, Fan Fan was instrumental in developing their Congalese rumba sound: soukous.

Koffi Olomide

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:21:41 -0600

Koffi Olomide is one of Zaire's biggest solo stars

Sam Mangwana

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:21:41 -0600

Mangwana's style is referred to as the Congolese Rumba because he deftly takes Cuban styles and puts any number of Congolese twists to it.