Lokua Kanza (born April 1958) is a singer-songwriter from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He is known for his soulful, folksy^{[clarification needed]} sound.[1]

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Lokua Kanza
Lokua Kanza, Innsbruck, 2010
Background information
Birth name	Pascal Lokua Kanza
Born	April 1958 (age 64) Bukavu, Belgian Congo
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter
Labels	BMG, Universal Records
Website	www.lokua-kanza.com

Biography

Lokua Kanza was born Pascal Lokua Kanza in Bukavu in the province of Sud-Kivu, in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo. He is the eldest of eight children, with a Mongo father and a Tutsi mother from Rwanda. In 1964, the family went to live in Kinshasa in a middle class area, until the day when Pascal's father, a ship's captain, died. His mother then moved to a much poorer area of the city, and Pascal had to work to feed the family. As well as singing in churches^{[clarification needed]}. Lokua Kanza sings in French, Swahili, Lingala, Portuguese, and English. He was a coach in The Voice Afrique Francophone in 2016 and 2017.

Discography

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• Lokua Kanza (1993, Universal)
• Wapi Yo (1995, BMG)
• 3 (1998, Universal)
• Toyebi Te (2002, Universal)
• Toto Bona Lokua (2004, No Format!) with Richard Bona & Gerald Toto
• Plus Vivant (2005, Universal)
• Nkolo (2010)

See also

• Music of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

References

External links

• Official website
• BBC World Music Review of Toyebi Te