WCorneille Akilimali Bufole, better known as Cor Akim, is a Congolese singer, songwriter and pianist, born in Bukavu, capital of South Kivu Province in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
WLokua Kanza is a singer-songwriter from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He is known for his soulful, folksy sound.
WKaysha is a singer/rapper and producer from Democratic Republic of the Congo. He is the son of Congolese politician Edouard Mokolo Wa Mpombo.
WAntoine Wendo Kolosoy, known as Papa Wendo, was a Congolese musician. He is considered the "Father" of Congolese rumba, also known as soukous, a musical style blending son cubano, beguine, waltz, tango and cha-cha.
WN'Yoka Longo Mvula, also known as Jossart, alias Vieux Mbombas, is a DR Congo soukous singer, dancer, historical member and current leader of the popular soukous band Zaiko Langa Langa.
WVictor Longomba Besange Lokuli, commonly known as Vicky Longomba, was a singer and a founding member of Tout puissant OK Jazz, a Congolese rumba group.
WJessy Kimbangi, better known by his stage name Jessy Matador, is a French-Congolese singer.
WMohombi Nzasi Moupondo is a Congolese-Swedish musician, singer, composer and dancer. He grew up in Norsborg and Kista near Stockholm. Mohombi was RedOne's first signing to 2101 Records in joint venture with Universal Music Group. From 2000 to 2008, Mohombi was part of the Swedish hip hop group Avalon with his brother Djo Moupondo. Mohombi released his debut solo single "Bumpy Ride" in August 2010. The single became a worldwide hit, and charted in the top-ten in several countries, and was followed by his debut studio album MoveMeant in February 2011.
WAntoine Christophe Agbepa Mumba, known professionally as Koffi Olomidé, is a Congolese Soukus singer, dancer, producer, and composer. He has had several gold records in his career. He is the founder of the Quartier Latin International orchestra with many notable artists, including Fally Ipupa and Ferré Gola.
WPascal-Emmanuel Sinamoyi Tabu, better known as Tabu Ley Rochereau, was a leading African rumba singer-songwriter from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He was the leader of Orchestre Afrisa International, as well as one of Africa's most influential vocalists and prolific songwriters. Along with guitarist Dr Nico Kasanda, Tabu Ley pioneered soukous and internationalised his music by fusing elements of Congolese folk music with Cuban, Caribbean and Latin American rumba. He has been described as "the Congolese personality who, along with Mobutu, marked Africa's 20th century history." He was dubbed "the African Elvis" by the Los Angeles Times. After the fall of the Mobutu regime, Tabu Ley also pursued a political career. His musical career ran parallel to the other great Congolese rhumba bandleader and rival Franco Luambo Makiadi who ran the band TPOK Jazz throughout the 1960s, 1970s and '80s.
WNoël Ngiama Makanda known professionally as Werra Son, is a Congolese musician. Werrason was born December 25, 1965 in Moliembo, a small village in western DRC, in Kikwit region, Kwilu District. Werrason. Werrason is one of the founding members of musical band Wenge Musica 4X4 Tout Terrain Bon Chic Bon Genre (BCBG) that was founded in 1981 while he was still studying for a degree in Accountancy. Werrason, and his college friends Didier Masela, Adolphe Dominguez, Blaise Bula formed the band and were later joined by J.B Mpiana. After the split of the Original Wenge Musica 4x4 Tout Terrain BCBG he co-founded Wenge Musica Maison Mère (WMM) a musical band he created alongside Didier Masela and Adolphe Dominguez.