Most Famous Congolese Musicians

12 Congolese Musicians in view out of 12

Music 12
Congo 162
Papa Wemba
Papa Wemba Congolese Singer 1949 – 2016
#9,792
Koffi Olomide
Koffi Olomide Congolese Singer Born 1956
#38,186
Franco Luambo
Franco Luambo Congolese Singer 1938 – 1989
#70,947
Tabu Ley Rochereau
Tabu Ley Rochereau Congolese Composer 1940 – 2013
#97,132
Kanda Bongo Man
Kanda Bongo Man Congolese Music Born 1955
#106,101
WK
Wendo Kolosoy Congolese Music 1925 – 2008
#139,766
KK
King Kester Emeneya Congolese Singer 1956 – 2014
#141,157
Ray Lema
Ray Lema Congolese Songwriter Born 1946
#155,361
RO
Remmy Ongala Congolese Singer 1947 – 2010
#157,528
RM
Réjane Magloire Congolese Singer Born 1964
#214,903
Nico Kasanda
Nico Kasanda Congolese Composer 1939 – 1985
#356,921
JK
Josky Kiambukuta Congolese Singer Born 1949
#1,408,288

By the numbers

Inside Congo Musicians

12 notable people in this slice of the dataset.

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous congo musicians born in each.

Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among Congo Musicians peaked in the 1940s with 5 people.

What Congo Musicians Are Known For

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Singer are Congo Musicians's biggest group — 58% of all notables (7).

Congo Musicians over-index on singer — 24.9× the global rate.

  1. Singer7
  2. Composer2
  3. Music2
  4. Songwriter1
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