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) (Page 4)

Date Concert Venue Location
Aug 08, 2002
Kanda Bongo Man B.B. King Blues Club New York, New York, United States
Aug 02, 2002 –
Aug 04, 2002
Reggae on the River 19
Steel Pulse / Michael Franti & Spearhead / King Chango / Kanda Bongo Man / Medicine Drum / North Coast Underground / Jilian Spear / Dragon Tribe / Taxi Triple Connection / Ghetto Youth Showcase featuring: Damian, Steven & Jullian Marley en & / Julia Butterfly Hill / Tonto Metro & Devonte / Sean Paul / 3 Canal / Mystic / President Brown / Luna Angel / Burning Spear / Lucky Dube / Morgan Heritage / LMS / Amadou & Mariam / Sudden Rush / Dub FX / Youth Exodus / Non Prophets Show all bands
French's Camp Piercy, California, United States
Jul 26, 2002 –
Jul 28, 2002
Womad 2002
Echo & the Bunnymen / Anoushka Shankar / Orchestra Baobab / Billy Cobham / Rachid Taha / Ernest Ranglin / Souad Massi / Francis Dunnery / Issa Bagayogo / Gigi / Cara Dillon / System 7 / The Walkabouts / Los de Abajo / Adrian Sherwood / Trilok Gurtu / Lokua Kanza / Shrine / Misty In Roots / Kanda Bongo Man / Asere / Pina / Rebecca Malope / Papa Noel And Papi Oviedo / Bisserov Sisters / King Wasiu Ayinde Marshall / Abdelkader Saadoun / Tartit Ensemble & Trio Mocoto / Ronu Majumdar Trio Show all bands
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Rivermead Leisure Complex Reading, England, United Kingdom
Feb 07, 2002
Kanda Bongo Man Cambridge Junction Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
Oct 26, 1994
Kanda Bongo Man Fasching Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden
May 21, 1994
Kanda Bongo Man

Afro-Pfingsten

Eulachhalle Winterthur, Zurich, Switzerland
Jun 11, 1993 –
Jun 13, 1993
WOMAD Holiday Weekend
The Bhundu Boys / Yulduz Usmanova / Ashkhabad / Abdel Gadir Salem / Flying Bulgar Klezmer Band / Mzwakhe Mbuli & the Equals / Fallen Angels / Shusha / Salsa y Ache / Jaleo / Remmy Ongala And Orchestre Super Matimila / Kanda Bongo Man / The Oyster Band / Ayub Ogada / Dick Gaughan / Coro Upsala / Adel Salameh / Magoma Show all bands
Morecambe - Station/Open Air/Dome Morecambe, England, United Kingdom
Jun 01, 1993
Kanda Bongo Man Belly Up Tavern Solana Beach, California, United States
Jul 04, 1992
Kanda Bongo Man

FitzGerald's American Music Festival

FitzGerald's Nightclub Berwyn, Illinois, United States
Jun 20, 1992
Kanda Bongo Man

City Stages

Linn Park Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Sep 27, 1991
Kanda Bongo Man Nightstage Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Sep 07, 1991
Kanda Bongo Man

San Diego Street Scene

Gaslamp Quarter San Diego, California, United States
Sep 02, 1991
The Dirty Dozen Brass Band / Andy Narell and David Rudder / Kanda Bongo Man / Burning Spear & The Burning Band / Jimmy Cliff

Bumbershoot

Seattle Center Seattle, Washington, United States
Aug 31, 1991 –
Sep 02, 1991
Bumbershoot 1991
Crowded House / Chris Isaak / Tony Bennett / Jimmy Cliff / B.B. King / Buddy Guy / Booker T. & The MG's / Indigo Girls / The Posies / The Staple Singers / Burning Spear / Duane Eddy / The Neville Brothers / Dirty Dozen Brass Band / branford marsalis / Charlie Musselwhite / Poncho Sanchez / Lovemongers / texas tornados / Marcia Ball / Allen Ginsberg / Roomful of Blues / Riders In the Sky / Dan Reed Network / Zachary Richard / clarence clemons / Kanda Bongo Man / laura nyro / Tracy Nelson / Shankar / Foday Musa Suso / Mouth Music / Najma / Terrance Simien and the Mallet Playboys / Batacumbele / I.K. Dairo & His Blue Spots / Etta James and the Roots Band / Ernesto Cardenal / Michael Doucet Avec Beausoleil / Carla Thomas & Eddie Floyd / Elayne Boosler / Otis Clay & the Chicago Fire Show all bands
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Seattle Center Seattle, Washington, United States
Jun 09, 1991
Kanda Bongo Man Town and Country Club London, England, United Kingdom
Aug 09, 1990
Kanda Bongo Man

Lokerse Feesten

Oude Vismijn Lokeren, Flanders, Belgium
Apr 11, 1985
Kanda Bongo Man Electric Ballroom Camden London, England, United Kingdom

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