Yondo Sister | |
Birth Name: | Yondo Kusala Denise |
Birth Date: | 1958 4, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Zaire, Belgian Congo now Democratic Republic of Congo |
Genre: | Soukous, kwassa kwassa music |
Occupation: | Singer, musician |
Years Active: | 1980–present |
Label: | Air B. Mas Production, Melodie, T.J.R. Music, |
Denise Kusala Yondo (born 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]
She was born in the city of Bukavu, in a musical family, the daughter of a Congolese father and a Belgian-Congolese mother.[4]
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.
Yondo currently resides in Paris.