Ricardo Lemvo

Ricardo Lemvo

male
Ricardo Lemvo is a Los Angeles-based salsa, rumba and soukous singer from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaïre). A long-time fan o...
Kanda Bongo Man

Kanda Bongo Man

male, 54 years old
Kanda Bongo Man (born 1955), from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is a prominent soukous musician. He is most famous for the structural...
Professor Longhair

Professor Longhair

male, deceased (1980)
Professor Longhair (born Henry Roeland Byrd, also known as Roy "Bald Head" Byrd and as Fess) (December 19, 1918 - January 30, 1980) was a legendary...
Grand Kalle

Grand Kalle

male
Joseph Kabasele Tshamala (1930 Matadi, DRC - 11 February 1983 Paris, France), popularly known as "Le Grand Kalle", was a Congolese singer and...

Sabra Johnson

female
Sabra Elise Johnson is an American contemporary dancer known for being one of the contestants on the hit reality TV show, "So You Think You Can...

María Jiménez

female, 59 years old
María Jiménez Gallego is a Spanish singer. She's popular due to her liberal lyrics and performances. She started in tablaos like Las Brujas sp...
Alex Fox

Alex Fox

male
Alex Fox is a flamenco guitarist. Fox was born and raised in Buenos Aires, Argentina where he was inspired by a broad range of artists ranging from...

Anga Díaz

male, deceased (2006)
Miguel 'Angá' Díaz, was a Grammy Award winning Cuban percussionist. With his explosive soloing and inventive five conga patterns, Angá was wid...
Vicky Longomba

Vicky Longomba

male
Vicky Longomba (Born December 13, 1932, died March 12, 1988 in Kinshasa) was the lead singer and founder of Tout puissant OK Jazz, a Congolese...
Francois Luambo Makiadi

Francois Luambo Makiadi

male, deceased (1989)
François Luambo Makiadi was a major figure in twentieth century Congolese music, and African music in general. He is widely referred to as Franco L...