Koko Dembele hails from Mali. He comes from a family of griots, where he learned percussion at an early age and was culturally nourished by the various oral traditions of the Dogons, Peuls and Bozos. ...

Diblo Dibala (born 9 August 1954), often known simply as Diblo, is a Congolese soukous musician,[ known as "Machine Gun" for his speed and skill on the guitar. He was born in 1954 in Kisangani. He ...

Manu Dibango was born on December 12, 1933 in Douala, Cameroon. In March 1949, aged just 15, he disembarked in Marseille after a three-week boat trip and joined his host family in Saint-Calais, ...

Maalesh was born Othman Mohamed Elyas in Moroni (Grande Comore), to a Comorian father and Ugandan mother, in a family of seven children. From the age of twelve, he was involved in music, first as a ...

He was born in 1953 in the Poto-Poto district of Brazzaville, Republic of Congo. His real name is Aurélien Miatsonama. In 1974, together with his peers such as: Jean Baron, Pedro Wapechkado and Mav ...

Born on May 28, 1950 in Kisantu, Bas-Congo, Jean de Dieu Bialu Makiese, also known as "Madilu System", "Madilu Multi System", "Grand Ninja" or "Le Grand Pharaon", began his musical career in 1970 as ...

Ndongo Lô is one of the latest revelations on the Senegalese music scene. A latecomer to the music scene, and despite a difficult childhood, he very quickly caught the public's attention thanks to ...

Super Diamono or Super Diamono de Dakar, and later Omar Pène & Super Diamono and Omar Pene & Super Diamono de Dakar, was a ten-member band from Dakar, Senegal. It was formed in 1974 or 1975 Omar Pene ...

Originally from Douala, but based in Paris, France, Aladji Touré is an exceptional artist who has left an indelible mark on the music scene. His passion for music began at an early age, and he soon ...

Zaïko Langa Langa is a popular musical group from the Democratic Republic of Congo, formed in 1969. Several famous musicians began their careers with the group, influential in the 1970s, including ...