{"id":417640,"date":"2017-09-12T22:30:22","date_gmt":"2017-09-12T22:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/09\/12\/kanda-bongo-man-headlines-african-legends-night\/"},"modified":"2017-09-12T22:30:22","modified_gmt":"2017-09-12T22:30:22","slug":"kanda-bongo-man-headlines-african-legends-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/09\/12\/kanda-bongo-man-headlines-african-legends-night\/","title":{"rendered":"Kanda Bongo man headlines African Legends Night"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Entertainment of Tuesday, 12 September 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>dailyguideafrica.com<\/p>\n<p>2017-09-12<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/30742386.295.jpg\" alt=\"Kanda Bongo Man 62\" title=\"Kanda Bongo Man 62\" width=\"295\" height=\"193\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Kanda Bongo Man<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=149916385179598\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=149916385179598\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/1505255422_16_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">Congolese vocalist and musician Kanda Bongo man will headline this year\u2019s edition of the African Legends Night which will take place on Saturday, September 30 at the Banquet Hall of the State House in Accra.<\/p>\n<p>The man who single-handedly gave the world the infectious \u2018Kwasa Kwasa\u2019 dance will perform alongside his 14-piece band and some selected Ghanaian musicians.<\/p>\n<p>The Congolese musician will treat Ghanaian music lovers to a different tune of authentic African music, as he promises a memorable night with his much-loved classics, as well as some new releases from his current collections.<\/p>\n<p>Kanda Bongo Man is known for the structural changes he implemented to \u2018soukous\u2019 music on the African continent.<\/p>\n<p>His form of \u2018soukous\u2019 is believed to have given birth to the \u2018Kwasa Kwasa\u2019 dance rhythm, where the hips move back and forth while the hands move to follow the hips.<\/p>\n<p>Born in 1955, Kanda Bongo Man has been on the world music scene for almost three decades.<\/p>\n<p>With his creative style of performing, stagecraft and singing skills, Kanda Bongo Man inspires millions with his music which cuts across the continent and, thus, appeals to anyone who loves the quality.<\/p>\n<p>Songs like \u2018Lela-Lela\u2019, \u2018Bedy\u2019, \u2018Zing Zong\u2019, \u2018Nzambe\u2019, \u2018Djessy\u2019 and a host of others ensured Bongo Man\u2019s stardom.<\/p>\n<p>Last year\u2019s edition of the Kasapreko African Legends Night saw an overwhelming patronage and innumerable pleas for an encore show.<\/p>\n<p>The show was hosted by South Africa\u2019s Hugh Masekela, Femi Kuti of Nigeria, Freddy Meiway of Ivory Coast, Amakye Dede, Ben Brako, Ofie Kudjo and George Darko, all from Ghana, have graced this event. 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