Katolog > Arts > Music > Styles > Regional and Ethnic > African > Bands and Artists > Kanda Bongo Man
Kanda, born in 1955, joined a rhumba group, Bella Bella, while still in school. In 1979 they left for Paris where a chance encounter led to a meeting with Peter Gabriel in London. Iinternational recognition of his soukous style, a blend of rhumba and Zairean rhythms, soon followed.
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