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L'Or Mbongo (b. 1978) — singer-songwriter and cantor. Yondo Sister (b. 1958) — singer-songwriter and dancer. Madilu System (c. 1952–2007) — singer-songwriter. His dulcet tone and emotional delivery made him one of the most celebrated figures in the Congolese music industry. Bimi Ombale (c. 1952–2011) — singer-songwriter and drummer.
Democratic Republic of the Congo. This is a list of people related to the Democratic Republic of the Congo - Congo (Kinshasa) - the larger of the two Congos, that was also known as Zaire in the 1970s, 80s and 90s. The list includes non-Congolese people who have had a notable effect on the country during its history.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo, [b] also known as the DR Congo, the DRC, or Congo-Kinshasa, is a country in Central Africa. By land area the Congo is the second-largest country in Africa and the 11th-largest in the world. With a population of around 109 million, the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the most populous Francophone country ...
Kongo dia Ntotila (or Ntotela), Loango, Ngoyo and Kakongo. The Kongo people (Kongo: Bisi Kongo, EsiKongo, singular: Musi Kongo; also Bakongo, singular: Mukongo or M'kongo) [3][4] are a Bantu ethnic group primarily defined as the speakers of Kikongo. [5] Subgroups include the Beembe, Bwende, Vili, Sundi, Yombe, Dondo, Lari, and others.
Patrice Émery Lumumba[ e ] (/ lʊˈmʊmbə / ⓘ; [ 3 ] 2 July 1925 – 17 January 1961), born Isaïe Tasumbu Tawosa, [ 4 ] was a Congolese politician and independence leader who served as the first prime minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (then known as the Republic of the Congo) from June until September 1960, following the May ...
Congo was formerly part of the French colony of Equatorial Africa. [13] The Republic of the Congo was established on 28 November 1958 and gained independence from France in 1960. It was a Marxist–Leninist state from 1969 to 1992, under the name People's Republic of the Congo (PRC).
Franco Luambo. François Luambo Luanzo Makiadi (6 July 1938 – 12 October 1989) was a Congolese musician. He was a major figure in 20th-century Congolese music, and African music in general, principally as the leader for over 30 years of TPOK Jazz, the most popular and significant African band of its time and arguably of all time.
List of people from the Republic of the Congo. This is a list of Congolese people. Niasony. Kevin Andzouana, footballer. Hilaire Babassana. Benoît Bati, politician. Fidèle Dimou. Junior Etou (born 1994), basketball player. Raymond Isaac Follo, politician [1]