Lokua Kanza

Singer-songwriter

Born: 22 April 1958
Bukavu
Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Record labels: Universal Records

Biography

Lokua Kanza is a jazz musician who plays guitar and voice. Lokua Kanza was born on 22 April 1958 in Bukavu. The music is usually filed under jazz and music of Africa. Record labels: Universal Records.

Pascal Lokua Kanza (born 21 April 1958) is a Congolese singer, songwriter, arranger, producer, philanthropist, television personality, and multi-instrumentalist. He is known for his soulful, folksy sound, which is atypical of the dancefloor-friendly African rumba music. He sings in French, Swahili, Lingala, Portuguese, English, and Wolof. He was a member of the coaching panel of the Voice Afrique Francophone from 2016 to 2017. Kanza began his career as a guitarist in Abeti Masikini's band Les Redoutables in 1977 and later moved to Ivory Coast, where he worked with Best Orchestra. In 1984, Kanza relocated to Paris, where he emerged as a significant figure within the French world music scene. His eponymous debut solo album, Lokua Kanza, released in 1992, catapulted him to stardom and won the Best African Album at the African Music Awards.

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