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Wendo Kolosoy
12+ albums
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It's hard to believe that Wendo Kolosoy had his first hit in 1948, the evergreen "Marie Louise". Similar to what Rufus Thomas did for soul in the US, Kolosoy laid the foundations for what became the Congolese rumba. Over the years, he has always been recognised as the father of modern African music. He gave his last concert in 2004 - surely making him one of the longest-playing performers in the world. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
top songs
albums
Marie Louise
Botyiaki Ntembe
Amba
Banaya Papa Wendo
![African Popular Music In 78 RPM [1925-1955] Vol. 1](https://lastfm.freetls.fastly.net/i/u/174s/1258072aff82ed637c3a39f26254f9b3.png)
African Popular Music In 78 RPM [1925-1955] Vol. 1
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The World of Indigo
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African Guitars Anthology
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African Chill
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The Very Best of Congolese Rumba : The Kinshasa-Abidjan Sessions
On The Rumba River
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African Popular Music In 78 Rpm [1925-1955]
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Marabi Africa 2