Kanda Bongo Man - Balobi (Live At Emperors)

Kanda Bongo Man (born 1955 in Inongo, Democratic Republic of the Congo) is a Congolese soukous musician.
Kanda Bongo Man became the singer for Orchestra Belle Mambo in 1973, developing a sound influenced by Tabu Ley. His solo career only started to take off after moving to Paris in 1979, where his music started to incorporate elements of then-vibrant zouk music (originating in the French West Indies). His first solo albums, "Iyole" in 1981 and "Djessy" in 1982, were hits.
He is known for the structural changes he implemented to soukous music. The previous approach was to sing several verses and have one guitar solo at the end of the song. Kanda Bongo Man revolutionized soukous by encouraging guitar solos after every verse and even sometimes at the beginning of the song. His form of soukous gave birth to the kwassa kwassa dance rhythm where the hips move back and forth while the hands move to follow the hips.
Like many African rumba and soukous musicians before him, Kanda Bongo Man also had an entourage of musicians. Many of Kanda's musicians later moved on to start their own solo careers. Most notable of these was Diblo Dibala. Known as "Machine Gun", Diblo Dibala was a vital part of Kanda Bongo Man's lineup on several albums, including "Kwasa Kwasa" and "Amour Fou".
Kanda Bongo Man still tours in Europe and the United States. In 2015, he performed live at Emperors Palace Johannesburg which was recorded for this release.
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[@BENS-ok4vh]

God bless Kanda, I enjoy listening to the music all the way from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

[@artursalvador6909]

Artur salvador varrandas mozambique Maputo glória a Deus e minha família em nome de Jesus Cristo Amém que Deus te abençoe sempre

[@francischoug4073]

2022 still enjoying this song,thx legendary kanda bongo man,much love from Uganda

[@rocker6411]

Kanda bONGO mAN!! Respect Everytime!! From Cartagena,Colombia SouthAmerica!!

[@rosariocarlos1111]

Gosto linda bongo man

[@SantinoAyach-iw5yc]

Good evening

[@fishinginmbereshiriverluap4434]

What a beautiful sound❤️💓❤️

[@MAKOMERE]

Those ladies God bless them .I wish I had there names and contacts to buy them presents

[@georgeochieng4955]

kanda bongoman king of rhumba nice music

[@ronaldssewankambo745]

Been listening to this hit since 2011.i.will never get tired of it

[@ponatshegopelekekae6420]

Balobi us my best.have loved you when I was 15 years.now I'm 45 still love you king khanda

[@Jette-Inc]

I'm just really happy! King Kanda! I am a Ghanaian showing big respect to him, the dancers, the band and even the audience 👌

[@bricedissele8635]

Kanda bongo man , merci pour ta belle musique 💓

[@ofentsegofetamang5113]

The Congolese my respect for u'rhumba maestro

[@ndeyediarradjitte5538]

Mon musicien

[@SantinoAyach-iw5yc]

Happy independence day to my country south Sudan,

[@ssenyonjojulius8991]

Bravo and a vote of thanks to Kanda and the entire band, the music is sooooo good

[@tshepoinnocentmoalafi6111]

Meaning of this song I like it neh.

[@georgeslynn7255]

Balobi

[@lincolnmashanga8339]

One of the brilliant musicians of our generation!

[@denisomondi2347]

RHUMBA for life

[@mahorofrancisca8757]

after listening to this i want to settle down with a congolose man

[@MAKOMERE]

Am here darling but am not Congolese

[@peternditenze9492]

2023 still enjoying this song thnx Kanda Bongoman, much love from Buhigwe -Kigoma

[@goodday1101]

Can someone hook me up with the lady in the far left. I wish others would have made the same hand moves with her.

[@morganbabu3105]

To me all ladies were dancing great. So lovely and dancing according to the rythm big up African queens. Mwaaaaaaah

[@kevinpelaezonate7398]

Uuuuuuuuffffffffffffffff

[@brixtonfaneriwa9167]

I love it so.much it wake-up all of my emotions

[@malebogodintwe5246]

My favorite song in the world

[@davidmastaki]

Rhumba music is forever

[@washyony]

Kanda Bongo Man, a man of the season perfect BAND soothing music

[@wangpeding1538]

THE. BEST. KONGO. MUSICIAN. ALIVE. WHO. IS. LOVED. IN. AFRIKA UNIVERSAL. HANDSOME. YOUNG SPEAKS BOTH. FRENCH. AND. ENGLISH. HAS NO AFRIKAN ENEMY. BLESS YOU. KANDA. BONGO. MAN DO. YOU. HAVE. KANDA. BONGO WOMAN = DAUGHTER. ????????

[@dimediegopsportsgame8584]

excelente

[@jrerasmus5943]

I like this track alot

[@AbuuLingula]

God bless Kanda mbongoman

[@shishiveniolivia6535]

😅😅 always I'm shedding tears through his music i

[@timothymatolo8411]

They like talking ill of me.They rejoice. What have I done?

[@AbuuLingula]

Good sog

[@travonyhumphray3549]

Good song

[@BettyKobusingye]

Beautiful 👌 🙏

[@beatriceug7782]

Great

[@nasramhamed573]

Quality and sweet Music 💞

[@SantinoAyach-iw5yc]

it is very nice music of Kanda Man

[@SantinoAyach-iw5yc]

it is very nice music of Kanda Man

[@laku6899]

Quality music 💪💪💪💪💪

[@shishiveniolivia6535]

Long live kanda bongo

[@anthonymadira5836]

Thats so wonderful

[@artursalvador6909]

@@anthonymadira5836 Artur salvador varrandas mozambique Maputo glória a Deus e minha família em nome de Jesus Cristo Amém que Deus te abençoe sempre canda Bongo

[@nasramhamed573]

Quality Music ♥️

[@eliphzmofficial3062]

Z💗

[@BettyKobusingye]

Beautiful !

[@shimavoice9124]

Oh

[@mariamamassaquoi8917]

Very classy music. My Dad's best Musician, Kanda Bongo Man .

[@bn5639]

My late dad too.