Koffi Olomide

Koffi Olomidé (born Antoine Christophe Agbepa Mumba, on July 13, 1956 in Kisangani) is a Congolese soukous singer, musician, composer, writer, arranger and producer. After more than 35 years of career, Koffi is one of the most popular Congolese and African singers and a much present personality in the Congolese media landscape.

At the beginning, Antoine was only a songwriter, he sold his composition to the stars of this time as Djuna Djanana.

He started his solo recording career in 1983 and he founded his own band, Quartier Latin, in 1986.

The career of Koffi expands from 1990 when the record company Palais Omnisports Paris-Bercy, without promotion.

Koffi Olomidé has earned 7 gold records and 5 Kora Awards (the African equivalent to the Grammy) including 4 in the edition of 2002 for his album Effrakata. He become an African and one of the world's best-selling african artists.