Artist
Mbilia Bel
Mbilia Bel appears once in our Congolese Rumba list, placing as high as No. 7. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.
- Ranked entries
- 1
- Appears on
- Congolese Rumba
- Year
- 1982
- Highest placing
- No. 7 in Congolese Rumba
- Updated
- 2026-08-30
Appears on
Nakei Nairobi
1982
Ranked No. 7 in Congolese Rumba
Bel was the first woman to front a major Congolese band, and this made her a star from Kinshasa to Nairobi. The guitars are doing three things at once throughout.