Soukous (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Soukous), is the pop sound of Africa. It was originally blended from Cuban rumba, Congolese rhythms and stripped down disco production values in the clubs and funhouses of mid 1970s Kinshasa, capital of what was then Zaire. The name comes from the French 'secouer', 'to shake', which is just about all you can do when you're under its spell, unless you're deaf or dead!
Kanda Bongo Man sings mostly in Lingala, and his high speed form of Soukous gave birth to the Kwassa Kwassa dance rhythm where the hips move back and forth while the hands move to follow the hips.
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