Kanda Bongo Man's 2023 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...

Date Concert Venue Location
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 / Beth Orton / Sarah Jarosz / Snail Mail / Young Fathers / The Walkmen / Goat / clipping. / Sudan Archives / The Wedding Present / Amyl and the Sniffers / Les Savy Fav / The Comet Is Coming / Horace Andy / Confidence Man / Squid / Julie Byrne / Gilla Band / Julie / Jockstrap / The Delgados / Sorry / Warmduscher / Courtney Marie Andrews / Marie Davidson / Obongjayar / Girl Ray / Stella / Rozi Plain / Alabaster dePlume / Billy Nomates / Josephine Foster / Salami Rose Joe Louis / Buck Meek / Lankum / Crows / Bob Vylan / Drahla / Special Interest / Dur-Dur Band / Mega Bog / Kanda Bongo Man / H. Hawkline / Say She She / Freak Slug / The Bug Club / PVA (UK) / Anna B Savage / Broken Brass / The Last Dinner Party / Cory hanson / Water From Your Eyes / Etta Marcus / The Gentle Good / Gently Tender / deathcrash / Thus Love / Lady Maisery / Lilo / Etran de L'Air / Hagop Tchaparian / Sans Soucis / 4am Kru / Cumgirl8 / Spencer Cullum / Melin Melyn / Island of Love / Arushi Jain / Sister Wives / Gina Birch / Clara Mann / Uh / juni habel / Hedluv + Passman / University / Butch Kassidy / Joyeria / James Ellis Ford / Los Dedos / Daniel Avery Live / Yabba / Spielmann / Deptford Northern Soul Club / DD Darillo / Morgan Noise / POPPERZ / POSTMEN DJS / Self Esteem / Jake Xerxes Fussell / Oscar Lang / Aoife Nessa Frances / The Orielles / Eaves Wilder / Plastic Mermaids / Jake Xerxes Fussell / Oscar Lang / Aoife Nessa Frances / The Orielles / Eaves Wilder / Plastic Mermaids Show all bands
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Glanusk Estate 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 / Lewis Capaldi / Lizzo / Blondie / Rudimental / Joey Bada$$ / CHVRCHES / Fatboy Slim / Hot Chip / WIZKID / Kelis / Royal Blood / Thundercat / The War on Drugs / Måneskin / Editors / The Chicks (fka Dixie Chicks) / Raye / Warpaint / Maggie Rogers / Manic Street Preachers / Stefflon Don / Gabrielle Aplin / Sub Focus / Christine and the Queens / Loyle Carner / Becky Hill / Fred again.. / CENTRAL CEE / Mahalia / Fever Ray / Glen Hansard / Xavier Rudd / Lissie / Texas / Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs / Aitch / Leftfield / The Damned / Weyes Blood / Will Young / Yusuf / Cat Stevens / Freya Ridings / Laura Mvula / Beth Orton / Young Fathers / Barrington Levy / Rina Sawayama / Jacob Collier / Amadou & Mariam / Candi Staton / Sparks / The Teskey Brothers / Tinariwen / Romy / Black Country, New Road / Melanie C / Ben Böhmer / Sudan Archives / The Hu / Third World / Cat Burns / The Comet Is Coming / ezra collective / Dimension / Eats Everything / Shygirl / Vintage Trouble / Flo / Louis Cole / Yaya Bey / Gabriels / Dj Q / Beans on Toast / Mica Paris / Flava D / DJ Boring / Nova Twins / Melé / 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 / Say She She / Kanda Bongo Man / Alison Goldfrapp / The Last Dinner Party / Solstice (UK) / Holy Moly & The Crackers / HENGE / Chainska Brassika / Far From Saints / Hannah Williams & The Affirmations / Al Lewis / Prima Queen / 4am Kru / Fanny Lumsden / Extra Medium / The Speakers Corner Quartet / Nikki Nair / The Scribes / Elvana / Elijah & Skilliam / Melle Brown / Skilliam / Hobo Jones & The Junkyard Dogs / Run Logan Run / Hannah White / Karen Nyame KG / Cable Street Collective / Jamz Supernova / Euphonique / Star Feminine Band / River Roots / Mauvey / Arielle Free / Telmary Diaz / Just Geo / N'famady Kouyaté / Los Dedos / Das Brass / Naomi Kimpenu / 악단광칠 Ak Dan Gwang Chil / Dumb Buoys Fishing Club / Matt Ginno / Apple Shakers / Neville Staple - From The Specials / The Joy (SA) / The Portraits (UK) / ABSOLUTE. (DJ) / Storm Mollison 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

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Green Man Festival 2023 on Aug 17, 2023 [218-small]

Green Man Festival 2023
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 Brecon Beacons, UK
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Green Man Festival 2023
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 Brecon Beacons, UK
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Green Man Festival 2023
Aug 17 - 20, 2023
 Brecon Beacons, UK
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Green Man Festival 2023
Aug 17 - 20, 2023
 Brecon Beacons, UK
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 Brecon Beacons, UK
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 Brecon Beacons, UK
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 Brecon Beacons, UK
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 Pilton, England, United Kingdom
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Glastonbury Festival 2023
Jun 21 - 25, 2023
 Pilton, England, United Kingdom
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Jun 21 - 25, 2023
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Jun 21 - 25, 2023
 Pilton, England, United Kingdom
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Glastonbury Festival 2023
Jun 21 - 25, 2023
 Pilton, England, United Kingdom
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