Pierre Kwenders

Hip hop, soul, Congolese rumba, and electropop unite in the beat-driven songs of this Kinshasa-born, Montréal-based musician. A spokesman for modern Africa, Pierre Kwenders was named one of Radio-Canada’s Révélations and collaborated with an eclectic array of artists on his critically acclaimed EP Le Dernier Empereur Bantou, including Jacobus (Radio Radio), Baloji, The Posterz, Nom de Plume, and Poirier.