African Jazz

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This is an article about a music band. For information on jazz from Africa, see African jazz (music).

Image:L'African Jazz.jpg Grand Kalle & l'African Jazz was perhaps the first full-time, professional band in what was then called Belgian Congo, now Democratic Republic of the Congo). It was founded by Joseph Kabasele Tshamala, popularly know as Grand Kalle. Among their most popular songs was "Independence Cha Cha Cha" (1960 the pan-African hit which, like much of their recorded output, used Latin American rhythms like the Cuban chachachá. They were pioneers of the African variant rumba, that later evolved into Soukous.

Personnel

• Grand Kalle
• Dr Nico Kasanda
• Tabu Ley Rochereau

See also

• OK Jazz
• African Fiesta

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