Kanda Bongo Man Concert History

Kanda Bongo Man (born 1955), from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is a prominent soukous musician. He is most famous for the structural changes he implemented to soukous music. The previous approach was to sing several verses and have one guitar solo at the end of the song. Kanda Bongo Man revolutionized soukous by encouraging guitar solos after every verse and even sometimes at the beginning of the song. His form of soukous gave birth to the...

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Kanda Bongo Man Tours & Concerts (Updated for 2026 - 2027) (Page 3)

Date Concert Venue Location
Oct 07, 2017
Kanda Bongo Man Music Room, Liverpool Philharmonic Hall Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
Jun 03, 2017
Wychwood Music Festival
"Wychwood Music Festival" / Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark / Aswad / Dhol Foundation / Kanda Bongo Man / Smoove & Turrell / Beans on Toast / Aaron Keylock / Katy Ashworth / The East Pointers / David Jordan / GIRLI / Society / George Montague / Paul McClure / Genevieve Show all bands
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Cheltenham Racecourse Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Nov 05, 2016
Kanda Bongo Man Factory Theatre Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Oct 22, 2016
Simple Things 2016
"Simple Things Festival" / Warpaint / Allah-Las / The Big Moon / Jessy Lanza / Kano / Death Grips / Nina Kraviz / Ben UFO / Metronomy / Steve Mason / Abra / Powell / Suuns / Kanda Bongo Man / Helena Hauff / Anna Meredith / Three Trapped Tigers / Twin Peaks / Tim Sweeney / Rival Consoles / Bad Breeding / Jackie Dagger / DJ Mike Servito / Red Axes / Boris / Harvey Sutherland / Lena Willikens / Marcus Nasty / COURTESY / Karen Gwyer / Throwing Shade / Madam X / Brackles / She Drew The Gun / Gold Class / Lice / Dream Wife / Priests / Klangstof / Van Zeller Show all bands
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Various Venues Bristol, England, United Kingdom
Aug 05, 2016
Kanda Bongo Man Band on the Wall Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Jul 17, 2016
Larmer Tree Festival
"Larmer Tree Festival" / Tom Odell / Kitty, Daisy & Lewis / Frazey Ford / Ethan Johns / Martin Simpson / Dom Flemons / The Hillbenders / Kanda Bongo Man / Edward II / Steve Knightley / Flats And Sharps / Gill Landry / Sam Kelly / The Little Unsaid / Chris Woods / Adam Beattie / Brooke Sharkey / Little Thief / Sam Simmons / Phil Nichol Show all bands
Larmer Tree Gardens Salisbury, United Kingdom
Apr 08, 2016
Kanda Bongo Man Open Norwich, England, United Kingdom
Apr 01, 2016
Kanda Bongo Man Rich Mix London, England, United Kingdom
Jul 17, 2015 –
Jul 18, 2015
Kanda Bongo Man City Hall Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Sep 22, 2013
Kanda Bongo Man Alhambra Theatre Dunfermline, Scotland, United Kingdom
Jan 12, 2013
Kanda Bongo Man The Tunnels Bristol, England, United Kingdom
Nov 18, 2012
Kanda Bongo Man The Tunnels Bristol, England, United Kingdom
Aug 04, 2012 –
Aug 05, 2012
Sheftival 2012
Rizzle Kicks / Toots & The Maytals / Noisettes / The Lightning Seeds / Lemar / Stooshe / The Beat / The Selecter / Dodgy / The Crookes / Macka B / Marcus Collins / Alvarez Kings / Kanda Bongo Man / Renegade Brass Band / The Bollywood Brass Band / Firesuite / Nat Johnson / Laura Steel / Blood Sport / Jungle Lion / cats:for:peru / Seize The Chair / The Mighty Vipers / Clench / Sarah Mac / Blue Lip Feel / The Payroll Union / Sour Cherry / Early Cartographers / Balkan Bandits / Matt Abbott / Oxo Foxo / Sheffield Samba Band / Truly Apparent / Ryan O'shaugnessy / Robert George Saull / Carmen Ghia and the Hot Rods / Chris Cooper Band Show all bands
Don Valley Stadium Sheffield, England, United Kingdom
Jun 15, 2012
Kanda Bongo Man Band on the Wall Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Dec 10, 2011
Kanda Bongo Man / Karibu Musica The Cluny Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
Dec 02, 2011 –
Dec 04, 2011
The Great British Folk Festival
3 Daft Monkeys / Alejandro Toledo and the Magic Tombolinos / Anna Ryder / Anthony John Clarke / Bob Fox / Cara Dillon / Chumbawamba / Dave Pegg / Emily Smith / Feast Of Fiddles / Gerry Conway / Jane Taylor / Kanda Bongo Man / Matthews Southern Comfort / Merry Hell / The Outcast Band / Peatbog Faeries / PJ Wright / Quill / Ralph McTell / Richard Digance / Rusty Shackle / Seth Lakeman / Steve Gibbons / Steve Tilston / The Churchfitters / The Dylan Project / The Pentangle / The Wurzels Show all bands
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Butlins Resort Skegness Skegness, England, United Kingdom
Jul 09, 2011 –
Jul 10, 2011
Rhythms Of The World 2011
The Subways / Young Fathers / The Selecter / C.W. Stoneking / Oi Va Voi / Astronauts / Ska Cubano / Echo Lake / Little Axe / Kanda Bongo Man / Pandora's Box / Safari / Moulettes / The Monsters / Jim Moray / Standards / CC Smugglers / Megson / My First Tooth / The Raghu Dixit Project / Scaramouche / Stackridge / Martell / Chris Burton / Lizzy Pattinson / Luke Leighfield / RedTrack / Sean Taylor / Ruth Theodore / Doug / Stax / Aghast / Calan / The Zipheads / JOANovARC / Gold Dust / Moishe's Bagel / Blonde Louis / Randolph Matthews / Killing Fields of Ontario / Tom Copson / Paul Liddell / Hekz / gaijin / The Jj's / The Bleach Boys / Stow / Stuart O'Connor / Indi and the Vegas / Tonight We're Electric / The Jolenes / Alice Amelia / Kadialy Kouyate / Pete Woodroffe / Scum of Toytown / The Electric Modern / Agent M / The Shabby Tinkerz / Oka Vanga / The Metatrons / Blackkat / Silent Smiles / Tatcho Drom / My Pet Junkie / Los Ladrones De Amor / Gun Crime / Laura Victoria / Lu Cozma / Alex Hel / Andrea Wilde / Camus and the Cat / The Nimblewits / Terry McCann / Monaco Bears / The London Uyghur Ensemble / Vanilla Nightmare / Pete the Temp / Gemma Aguilar / Luton Youth Jazz Orchestra / Sandra Grant / Cruel Folk / The Recovery Club / The Blues Agents / Little Favours / Smige / Sam Lee and the Gillie Boys / Stereo Breakout / Sarah Power / Adrian Gibson / Joy T. Chance / Marcus G Hurley / Alex Millar / Amy Leeder / John Falconer / Floor 9 / Chris Ripple / Kev Hayley / Dangerous Dinky / Erbalist Show all bands
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Hitchin, England, United Kingdom
May 05, 2011
Kanda Bongo Man / Djembekan The Ruby Lounge Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Jul 23, 2010 –
Jul 25, 2010
Womad 2010
Nouvelle Vague / Imelda May / Salif Keita / Afro Celt Sound System / Mayra Andrade / Dan Sultan / Novalima / Calypso Rose / LaBrassBanda / Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu / Tanya Tagaq / Staff Benda Bilili / Hanggai / Ska Cubano / La-33 / Dobet Gnahoré / Little Axe / The Ukulele Orchestra Of Great Britain / DJ Kentaro / Bibi Tanga & The Selenites / Kanda Bongo Man / Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou / Jazzsteppa / Toumast / Don Letts / Justin Adams & Juldeh Camara / Syriana / Kâmkârs / The Drummers Of Burundi / Rango / Lepisto & Lehti / Anxo Lorenzo / Alim Qasimov Ensemble / Steven Sogo / Horace Andy & Dub Asante / The Bays & Heritage Orchestra / Rolf Harris and His Band / Poirier Feat. Face T / Sentimento Gypsy Paganini Show all bands
Malmesbury, United Kingdom
May 29, 2010
Kanda Bongo Man Corn Exchange Dorchester, England, United Kingdom

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