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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Nov 28, 2024
Kanda Bongo Man Hootananny Brixton London, England, United Kingdom
Sep 14, 2024
Kanda Bongo Man Fox & Firkin London, England, United Kingdom
Aug 02, 2024
Kasai Masai / Kanda Bongo Man 100 Club London, England, United Kingdom
Nov 16, 2023
Kanda Bongo Man 100 Club London, England, United Kingdom
Aug 17, 2023 –
Aug 20, 2023
Green Man Festival 2023
First Aid Kit / Devo / Slowdive / Spiritualized / Young Fathers / Beth Orton / Snail Mail / The Walkmen / Sarah Jarosz / Goat / Sudan Archives / clipping. / Amyl and the Sniffers / The Wedding Present / The Comet Is Coming / Les Savy Fav / Horace Andy / Confidence Man / Squid / Julie Byrne / Gilla Band / Jockstrap / Julie (dk) / Sorry / The Delgados / Warmduscher / Courtney Marie Andrews / Marie Davidson / Obongjayar / Girl Ray / Alabaster dePlume / Stella / Billy Nomates / Salami Rose Joe Louis / Rozi Plain / Lankum / Josephine Foster / Buck Meek / Crows / Bob Vylan / Jake Xerxes Fussell / Say She She / Erin Rae / Drahla / Special Interest / Mega Bog / Dur-Dur Band / The Bug Club / Freak Slug / Kanda Bongo Man / H. Hawkline / The Last Dinner Party / Anna B Savage / PVA (UK) / Water From Your Eyes / Cory hanson / Broken Brass / Etta Marcus / The Gentle Good / Thus Love / Etran de L'Air / Gently Tender / deathcrash / Lady Maisery / Hagop Tchaparian / Lilo / 4am Kru / Cumgirl8 / Sans Soucis / MADMADMAD / Spencer Cullum / Melin Melyn / Island of Love / The Kubricks / Arushi Jain / Sister Wives / Gina Birch / Clara Mann / Uh / juni habel / James Ellis Ford / Butch Kassidy / Hedluv + Passman / Joyeria / University / Los Dedos / Ceitidh Mac / Oslo Twins / Daniel Avery Live / Yabba / Spielmann / DD Darillo / Deptford Northern Soul Club / Morgan Noise / Sean Thompson / POSTMEN DJS / POPPERZ / Lost Maps presents Weird Wave / Floodlights / Mandy, Indiana / English Teacher / Christian Lee Hutson / Seb Lowe Show all bands
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Green Man Festival 2023 Brecon Beacons, UK
Show Duplicate for Aug 17, 2023
Aug 14, 2023 –
Aug 20, 2023
Green Man Festival 2023
Voya / Plastic Mermaids / Cara Hammond / The Family Battenberg / The Bug Club / Alice Boman / Sister Wives / Gently Tender / Floodlights / Mega Bog / deathcrash / Gina Birch / Crows / Anna B Savage / The Wedding Present / Snail Mail / Bob Vylan / Kanda Bongo Man / Jake Xerxes Fussell / Sarah Jarosz / Seb Lowe / Lilo / The Last Dinner Party / Amyl and the Sniffers / Horace Andy / The Kubricks Show all bands
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Glanusk Country Park Crickhowell
Jun 24, 2023
Glastonbury Festival (Day 4 of 5)
Guns N' Roses / Lizzo / Lewis Capaldi / Aitch / Amadou & Mariam / Raye / Rick Astley / Lana Del Rey / CENTRAL CEE / Manic Street Preachers / Maggie Rogers / Generation Sex / Tom Grennan / The Lathums / The Unthanks / Loyle Carner / Mahalia / ezra collective / Jacob Collier / Third World / Sudan Archives / Kanda Bongo Man / Say She She / Christine and the Queens / Rina Sawayama / Måneskin / Shame / The Murder Capital / Working Men's Club / Wunderhorse / The Last Dinner Party / Fatboy Slim / Leftfield / Tinariwen / Obongjayar / FLOHIO / James Ellis Ford / Max Richter / Paul Carrack / Glen Hansard / Glenn Tilbrook / Richard Thompson / Badly Drawn Boy / Sharon Shannon / The Magic Numbers / Roo Panes / KATYA / Clare Sands / Gecko Show all bands
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Worthy Farm Pilton, England, United Kingdom
Jun 21, 2023 –
Jun 25, 2023

Live Filming

Glastonbury Festival 2023
Elton John / Arctic Monkeys / Guns N' Roses / Lizzo / Aitch / Becky Hill / Alison Goldfrapp / alt-J / Amadou & Mariam / Blondie / Candi Staton / Carly Rae Jepsen / Cat Burns / CENTRAL CEE / Christine and the Queens / CHVRCHES / ezra collective / Fever Ray / Flo / Fred again.. / Hot Chip / Joey Bada$$ / Kelis / Lana Del Rey / Leftfield / Lewis Capaldi / Lil Nas X / Loyle Carner / Maggie Rogers / Mahalia / Måneskin / Manic Street Preachers / Nova Twins / Phoenix / RAYE / Rina Sawayama / Royal Blood / Rudimental / Shygirl / Sparks / Stefflon Don / Sudan Archives / Texas / The Chicks (fka Dixie Chicks) / The War on Drugs / Thundercat / Tinariwen / Warpaint / Weyes Blood / WIZKID / Young Fathers / Yusuf / Cat Stevens / ADG7 / Barrington Levy / Beth Orton / Black Country, New Road / Gabriels / Jacob Collier / Kanda Bongo Man / Louis Cole / Say She She / Skinny Pelembe / The Speakers Corner Quartet / Star Feminine Band / The Hu / Third World / Yaya Bey / Ben Howard / Seth Lakeman / The Lottery Winners / The Magic Numbers / Dreadzone / The Big Moon / Slowdive / Roo Panes / Ezra Williams / Cassyette / Ezra Williams / Rick Astley & Blossoms / Cassyette / Tom Grennan / Debbie / Tom Grennan / Sophie Ellis-Bextor / Debbie / Arielle Free / Obongjayar / Sophie Ellis-Bextor / Skindred / Arielle Free / Maisie Peters / Hozier / Skindred / The Last Dinner Party / Maisie Peters / Hozier / The Last Dinner Party / Rick Astley / Rick Astley / Blossoms / Blossoms / Jockstrap / Foo Fighters / Caroline Polachek / Thrill Collins / Four Tet / The Hives / Max Richter / Fatboy Slim / Badly Drawn Boy / Adwaith / Queens of the Stone Age / The Showhawk Duo / The Beatles Dub Club / Panic Shack / VLURE / Krept & Konan / Billy Bragg / Jamie Webster / Rianne Downey / Joanne Shaw Taylor / Pete & Bas / CMAT / The Bootleg Beatles / Oh My God! It's The Church / Barbarella / Bobby Friction's Bhangra All Stars / DJ Absolutely Shit / Daniel Avery / Earl Sweatshirt / Elkka / FLOHIO / HENGE / Helena Hauff / Ho99o9 / Joe Armon Jones & Maxwell Owin / Moxie B2B Leon Vynehall / Nia Archives / The Chemical Brothers (DJ Set) / VTSS / Wunderhorse / The Murder Capital / Deadletter / The murder capital (secret set) / Lynks / SHELF LIVES / The Lathums / Melanie C / Jake Shears Show all bands
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Worthy Farm Pilton, England, United Kingdom
Jun 21, 2023 –
Jun 25, 2023
Glastonbury Festival 2023
Lana Del Rey / Arctic Monkeys / Elton John / Guns N' Roses / Phoenix / Carly Rae Jepsen / Queens of the Stone Age / Lil Nas X / Lizzo / Lewis Capaldi / Blondie / Rudimental / Joey Bada$$ / CHVRCHES / Fatboy Slim / Hot Chip / WIZKID / Kelis / Royal Blood / The War on Drugs / Thundercat / Editors / The Chicks (fka Dixie Chicks) / Måneskin / Warpaint / RAYE / Maggie Rogers / Manic Street Preachers / Stefflon Don / Gabrielle Aplin / Sub Focus / Christine and the Queens / Loyle Carner / Becky Hill / Mahalia / Fred again.. / Fever Ray / CENTRAL CEE / Glen Hansard / Lissie / Xavier Rudd / Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs / Texas / Aitch / Leftfield / The Damned / Will Young / Weyes Blood / Yusuf / Cat Stevens / Freya Ridings / Laura Mvula / Beth Orton / Barrington Levy / Young Fathers / Rina Sawayama / Jacob Collier / Amadou & Mariam / Candi Staton / Sparks / Tinariwen / The Teskey Brothers / Romy / Melanie C / Black Country, New Road / Ben Böhmer / Sudan Archives / The Hu / Third World / The Comet Is Coming / Dimension / ezra collective / Cat Burns / Eats Everything / Shygirl / Vintage Trouble / Flo / Louis Cole / Yaya Bey / Dj Q / Mica Paris / Beans on Toast / Gabriels / Flava D / DJ Boring / Melé / Nova Twins / Cara Dillon / Rozi Plain / Jamie Webster / Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul / Fisherman's Friends / Kid Kapichi / Cam Cole / Skinny Pelembe / Jake Shears / Ewan McVicar / The Lottery Winners / Kanda Bongo Man / Say She She / Solstice / Alison Goldfrapp / Holy Moly & The Crackers / The Last Dinner Party / HENGE / Chainska Brassika / Hannah Williams & The Affirmations / Al Lewis / Fanny Lumsden / Extra Medium / 4am Kru / Prima Queen / The Scribes / Nikki Nair / The Speakers Corner Quartet / Far From Saints / Elijah & Skilliam / Elvana / Skilliam / Melle Brown / Hobo Jones & The Junkyard Dogs / Run Logan Run / Hannah White / Cable Street Collective / Karen Nyame KG / Jamz Supernova / Euphonique / River Roots / Mauvey / Star Feminine Band / Telmary Diaz / Just Geo / Arielle Free / N'famady Kouyaté / Los Dedos / Das Brass / 악단광칠 Ak Dan Gwang Chil / Matt Ginno / Apple Shakers / Neville Staple - From The Specials / The Joy (SA) / Dumb Buoys Fishing Club / The Portraits (UK) / ABSOLUTE. (DJ) / Storm Mollison / The Lightning Seeds / Maisie Peters Show all bands
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Worthy Farm Pilton, England, United Kingdom
Show Duplicates for Jun 21, 2023
Jan 15, 2023
Kanda Bongo Man Band on the Wall Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Jul 14, 2022 –
Jul 17, 2022
The Beat Herder 2022
Hot Chip / Chic / Mr. Scruff / Nile Rodgers / The Wailers / Roger Sanchez / Public Service Broadcasting / Utah Saints / Warmduscher / Hannah Laing / Danny Byrd / TC / Alan Fitzpatrick / Cassia / Franky Wah / Dub Pistols / Martin Ikin / DJ Marky / Marshall Jefferson / Krafty Kuts / Ibibio Sound Machine / KiNK / K-Klass / Everyone You Know / ozric tentacles / DJ Hype / Haai / The Bug Club / Melé / LoneLady / Mollie Collins / David Rodigan / Pete Heller / Effy / DJ Rap / W. H. Lung / Heidi / Dream Frequency / The Lancashire Hotpots / Greg Wilson / Lazy Habits / Deco / Dan Shake / Kanda Bongo Man / Adelphi Music Factory / HENGE / Inland Knights / hifi sean / Ben Ottewell / North Base / Lewis Floyd Henry / Big Miz / Sally C / Slamboree / Ruf Dug / Father Funk / Sonny Wharton / GAWP / Bklava / Terry Farley / Craig Charles / Dance System / Loose Articles / Spangled / Mik Artistiks Ego Trip / MC Gq / Rob da Bank / Fleetmac Wood / Shaka Loves You / Lauren Lo Sung / Ralph Lawson / K.O.G & The Zongo Brigade / Meg Ward / Mooqee / Samantics / X-ray Ted / THE RUBY TUESDAYS / TWOGOOD / Lanterns / Mark Archer / DJ Paulette / Krysko / Jamz Supernova / State of Satta / Gina Breeze / Rebūke (DJ) / Hourglvss / Sarah Story / Charlie tee / Natasha Kitty Katt / PSYCHEDEREK / Klonk / Mrs Magoo / OR:LA (UK) / Fandjango / Holly Lester / The Petebox / Mikey D.O.N. / Flash Cassette / The Bomo Swing / Deadbeat Brass / Ozrics Electronic / At Home With Lilac / Annabel Fraser / hiphoppapotmaus / RABBIT FOOT CLUB Show all bands
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Beat-Herder Festival Clitheroe, UK
Feb 26, 2022
Kanda Bongo Man The Jazz Cafe London, England, United Kingdom
Aug 02, 2019 –
Aug 04, 2019
A new day festival
Jackie McAuley / Lapis Lazuli / Tommy Justice / The Fierce & The Dead / Kanda Bongo Man / Kingdom of madness / Band of Friends (A Celebration of Rory Gallagher) / Hawklords / Glenn Hughes / Ukejam / The Regulars / The True Deceivers / Bad Touch / StoneWire / Martin Turner (ex Wishbone Ash) / Leatherat / Mungo Jerry / Jawbone / Uli John Roth / Sweet / Wilko Johnson Show all bands
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Mount Ephraim Gardens Boughton Faversham Kent UK
Aug 03, 2018
A New Day Festival
"A New Day Festival" / Martin Barre / Feeder / Hugh Cornwell / The Ruts D.C. / Kanda Bongo Man / The Mentulls / John Otway / Gerry Colvin / Vikki Clayton / Tommy Justice
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Mt. Ephraim Gardens Herne Hill, United Kingdom
Oct 07, 2017
Kanda Bongo Man Music Room Liverpool Philharmonic Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
Jun 03, 2017
Wychwood Music Festival
"Wychwood Music Festival" / O.M.D. / 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
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Cheltenham Racecourse Cheltenham, United Kingdom
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
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
Sep 22, 2013
Kanda Bongo Man Alhambra Theatre Dunfermline, Scotland, United Kingdom
Aug 04, 2012 –
Aug 05, 2012
Sheftival 2012
Rizzle Kicks / Toots & The Maytals / Noisettes / 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

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