Denise Kusala Yondo (born 1958), known professionally as Yondo Sister is a
Congolese musician mainly associated with the
soukous
Soukous (from French '' secousse'', "shock, jolt, jerk") is a genre of dance music from Congo-Kinshasa and Congo-Brazzaville. It derived from Congolese rumba in the 1960s, becoming known for its fast dance rhythms and intricate guitar improv ...
genre of music and the
kwassa kwassa
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dance. She is often referred to as "the queen of soukous" or "the queen of
rumba
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".
Early life
She was born in the city of
Bukavu
Bukavu is a city in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), lying at the extreme south-western edge of Lake Kivu, west of Cyangugu in Rwanda, and separated from it by the outlet of the Ruzizi River. It is the capital of the South Kivu pr ...
, in a musical family, the daughter of a Congolese father and a Belgian-Congolese mother.
Career
She began her career as a singer in
Tabu Ley Rochereau
Pascal-Emmanuel Sinamoyi Tabu (13 November 1940 – 30 November 2013), better known as Tabu Ley Rochereau, was a leading African rumba singer-songwriter from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He was the leader of ''Orchestre Afrisa Internation ...
's band L'afrisa International, alongside her sister, Chantal Yondo. She initially planned to become a dancer and credits Rochereau with her switch to a musical career.
Personal Life
Yondo currently resides in Paris.
Discography
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FBI
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(2001)
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Agenda
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* Political agenda, the set of goals of an ideological group
* Lotus Agenda, a DOS-based personal information manager
* Pers ...
(2002)
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Dernière Minute(1995)
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Deviation (1993)
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Bazo Bazo may refer to:
* Jeronim Bazo, Albanian military officer
* María Bazo
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Bazo competed at the 2019 Pan American Games where she won a bronze medal in the RS:X event.
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(1991)
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Planete (1999)
* Agenda (2003)
References
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1958 births
Living people