Music of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

One of the most popular forms of music in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is kwassa kwassa, which was invented in the late 1980s and popularized by artists like Kanda Bongo Man. Kwassa kwassa, rhumba and zouk were mixed during the 1980s and 90s, resulting soukous. Many Congolese musicians moved to Paris, which became an important source for soukous music; the modern sound has become one of the best-selling genres across the continent.