Soukouss

The soukouss is a style of music whose origin is old Zaire, become Democratic republic of Congo.

It takes its roots in the cuban rumba the Fifties. It mixes the rate/rhythm kwassa kwassa with the zouk and the rumba. It is also an individual dance.

History of Soukouss

The Congo-Zairean music knows a great notoriety with the arrival of Belgian musicians who initiate certain artists with the guitars, coppers, with the organ, by the means of the jazz. Since 1936, one attends the creation of the first orchestras using of the emergent wind instruments, coppers and flutes, as well as the musicians who hammer the large case. The artists, after having exploited the musics of importation, will turn to the cuban rumba, then various amalgamated musical currents will give the Congo-Zairean rumba.

Appears, at the end of the Fifties, a new derived current from the Congo-Zairean rumba, the soukouss, popularized by Rochereau of African Jazz and Franco of Ok Jazz.

Characteristic of Soukouss

The soukouss is a style of execution of sébéné, long instrumental execution with an impromptu service of guitar. The soukouss marked all the African continent and influenced many urban musics such as the makossa and several styles of Africa central, Western, Eastern or southern.

Some stars of Soukouss

  • Dad Wemba

  • Pepe Kalle
  • Kofi Olomidé
  • Diblo Dibala
  • Aurlus Mabélé
  • Abeti Masikini
  • the group Zaïko Langa Langa
  • Kanda Bongo Man
  • Dr. Sakis
  • Roga-Roga

External sources and bonds

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