John Peel’s Record Collection
K is for Kanda Bongo Man
John Peel’s Record Collection
K is for Kanda Bongo Man
This week it’s the letter K and John Peel’s wife and Patron of the John Peel Centre for Creative Arts, Sheila Ravenscroft, introduces Kanda Bongo Man.
The revolutionary soukous musician explains about growing up in the Congo and moving to France where John Peel first heard of him and started to champion his music.
Watch Kanda Bongo Man in concert as part of the We Face Forward season.