When a fresh-faced gap-toothed 18-year-old singer from Kinshasa called Kanda Bongo (later known as Kanda Bongo Man) arrived in France in 1979, there were few opportunities for musicians from Africa.

It took more than an hour for him to reach the stage, and during the interim nobody danced to the recorded music. But once Kanda Bongo Man and his band hit the modest stage at the Charter Oak Cultural ...

Gallo record company's kwassa kwassa star Kanda Bongo Man returns to the airwaves with a brand new release - Swalati - a tribute to all the beautiful women in the world. A jet-setting, internationally ...