Lokua Kanza
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 Lokua Kanza, Innsbruck, 2010 | |
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| Birth name | Pascal Lokua Kanza |
| Born | April 1958 Bukavu, Belgian Congo |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Labels | BMG, Universal Records |
| Website | www |
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.
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
- 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)
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