The soon-to-come winter has put a chill on Chicago’s Afropop and world music scene. But the slowdown will not last for long. On Saturday night, soukous lovers can check out Congolese guitarist ...

Soukous, the infectious driving pop music from Zaire, reached an international audience in the 1980s when a community of self-exiled African musicians turned Paris into the Western capital of Afropop.

His up-tempo hits and high-wattage performances were highlighted by spectacular dance moves. He contracted the coronavirus and died in Paris. By Abdi Latif Dahir This obituary is part of a series ...

Nairobi — Congolese Soukous music star Aurlus Mabélé, who was synonymous with the name of his group, Loketo, is dead. The Paris-based singer, band leader and flamboyant dancer, who has been ailing for ...