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Another sub topic that can to be explored from Congolese music is the evolution of Congolese popular dance and culture.
People talk about the music artists, guitarists, and animateurs. But let’s not forget how the dancing has enhanced the Congolese musical experience.
Congolese music
dancing. #WHDRCMusic
Congolese music
dancing. #WHDRCMusic
Jeannora, a then mechanic in the 1970s from Kinshasa who created the kwassa kwassa dance. A dance that all musicians adopted during that time and even today people are still doing some kind of variation of kwassa kwassa.
We all know Koffi is not the strongest dancer, even back then he had to bring out Jeannora for the dance portion 
Like where is this Tantine now ?
The dancers became the best part of the live shows.
In the early late 90s and early 2000s the culture of backup dancers evolved.
It wasn’t a joke y’all, they were not playing about the creative direction. They had choreographers, hair people, stylists, lots of effort were put into backup dancers .
It wasn’t a joke y’all, they were not playing about the creative direction. They had choreographers, hair people, stylists, lots of effort were put into backup dancers .
It just kept evolving. Some dancers had longevity and even got to work with different popular artists.
But of course this is also a profession where many have experienced exploitation and abuse, especially if you were a woman.
But of course this is also a profession where many have experienced exploitation and abuse, especially if you were a woman.
You can’t have popular Congolese music without the dancing. From the way our parents used slow dance to rumba to Ndombolo. Ndombolo is a genre and dance style.
Even Congolese Christians won’t listen to secular music but will do the secular dancing #WHDRCMusic
Even Congolese Christians won’t listen to secular music but will do the secular dancing
#WHDRCMusic
