By far, my favorite musician is Pepe Kalle He passed away a few years back from heart problems.
He sings in a mixture of language, but mostly a language from Congo (fka Zaire) called "Lingala." I like lingala music in general for it's good harmonic singing and the styles of dancing that go along with it. There are a variety of different music/dance styles, including ndombolo, soukouss, kwassa-kwassa, etc. For a non-African like me (read "dance and rhythm-challenged white guy"), it's still fun. Just don't expect to see me dancing like this at JavaOne, unless his band, or perhaps Kanda Bongo Man shows up.
YouTube is great...
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