From a young age, Kasongo wa Kanema was destined for greatness beyond the confines of Congolese music. Unlike his musical peers who quarreled at the slightest disagreement over girlfriends and ...

The ever-green hit, in which a woman begs her estranged husband to return home, is trending in Kenya, but with a social and political twist. Orch Super Mazembe (also popularly known as Bana Mushosho) ...

Harare — THE outfit, Kasongo Band, created a name for itself in the early 1980s and the middle of the 1990s mainly for its trademark rhumba beat which had a lot of influence from East Africa, in ...

As messages of condolences keep pouring in, Kenyans of my generation agree that Jean Claude Kasongo -- also known as Kasongo wa Kanema -- would earn a place in any starting line-up of a big orchestra.

Yesteryear musician Knowledge Kunenyati of the famous Kasongo Band, recently left ZAOGA congregants shocked as he narrated his promiscuous past experiences, at a service in Chitungwiza. Kunenyati is a ...

Veteran musician Kasongo wa Kanema, former band leader of Orchestra Super Mazembe, has died. The Congolese-born musician who has lived in Kenya for more than 30 years is said to have collapsed and ...