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Yondo Sister
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Denise Kusala Yondo (born 23 April 1958), known professionally as Yondo Sister is a Congolese musician mainly associated with the soukous genre of music and the kwassa kwassa dance.[1][2] She is often referred to as "the queen of soukous" or "the queen of rumba".[3]
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Early life
She was born in the city of Bukavu, in a musical family, the daughter of a Congolese father and a Belgian-Congolese mother.[4]
Career
She began her career as a singer in Tabu Ley Rochereau'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.[4]
Personal life
Yondo currently resides in Paris.[4]
Discography
- FBI (2001)
- Agenda (2002)
- Dernière Minute(1995)
- Deviation (1993)
- Bazo (1991)
- Planete (1999)
- Agenda (2003)
References
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