SOUKOUS means Congolese guitar! 60+ years of guitar brilliance, from the fingerstyle rumbas of Henri Bowane w/Wendo Kolosoy, through Dr. Nico, and then FRANCO's 30-year heyday of Congolese rumba...through Sam Mangwana’s African All-Stars where Lokassa ya Mbongo first set his standard of brilliance on rhythm guitar...through Tabu Ley’s L’Afrisa where young Huit Kilos brough new complexity and genius to lead guitar, and on through the guitar geniuses who performed with Pepe Kalle, Zaiko Langa Langa, and on into the pop Soukous era of greats like Diblo, Dally Kimoko, Caen Madoka, Néné Tchakou, and today’s kings of Ndombolo, Coupe Decalé and other hot Congolese pop guitar stylings, ZAIREAN / CONGOLESE GUITAR continues to set the global standard of creativity and excellence in pop guitar artistry. It’s not a ‘traditional’ sound: Congolese guitar is Africa's modern pop sound, one that has changed with the passing decades, but never failed to hold the African audience enthralled. Having long had a white fan base in Western Europe, today CONGOLESE MUSIC sees its support growing in North America, too. Guitarists who want to be a part of this trend — or just have fun with African sounds: WELCOME TO ...SOUKOUS GUITAR!

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