Kanda Bongo Man: The place of African music
In July this year, Kanda returned to perform at the 40th anniversary of the festival started by British artist Peter Gabriel. 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. “When I arrived in Paris, African music was not popular in France and all the record companies, I […]
