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Genre: soukous

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Parent Genre: World/Traditional

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Soukous is a popular music genre originating from the Democratic Republic of Congo. It is characterized by its upbeat rhythms, intricate guitar melodies, and lively percussion. The genre often incorporates elements of rumba, jazz, and funk, and is known for its energetic and danceable sound. Soukous has produced many influential artists and has gained a following throughout Africa and beyond.


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List of soukous artists

Here is a list of soukous artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the soukous genre. You can find out what soukous genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.

#namepopularityfollowers
1 48 339418
2 48 193123
3 38 117702
4 37 94173
5 34 80601
6 29 41110
7 37 58891
8 28 12500
9 39 22338
10 18 7879
11 32 28373
12 31 41998
13 32 58908
14 31 24014
15 31 17434
16 28 38668
17 28 28474
18 29 23725
19 27 33691
20 26 75804
21 31 65735
22 34 64173
23 30 18966
24 23 29442
25 25 7049
26 22 19533
27 27 5427
28 21 8050
29 23 28685
30 16 8597
31 20 2535
32 19 9472
33 25 7156
34 16 19873
35 18 14528
36 20 19825
37 17 10776
38 14 7542
39 23 20393
40 21 6838
41 36 37956
42 16 3223
43 19 3257
44 18 4585
45 10 572
46 11 6058
47 17 17735
48 11 930
49 11 9564
50 29 38790
51 12 1296
52 16 5401
53 11 754
54 30 5407
55 29 12837
56 27 59277
57 26 16979
58 26 33863
59 25 15846
60 25 19824
61 25 1921
62 21 8584
63 23 5053
64 23 13307
65 23 342
66 19 7862
67 20 17904
68 20 539
69 19 19848
70 19 6303
71 19 15754
72 19 2425
73 15 1823
74 17 520
75 13 7827
76 17 18799
77 16 6749
78 16 3070
79 16 481
80 15 347
81 15 1645
82 15 1606
83 14 4183
84 14 21085
85 14 970
86 14 6214
87 13 2310
88 13 2018
89 13 9223
90 13 4816
91 12 5513
92 12 2746
93 12 1740
94 12 2426
95 11 10966
96 11 2272
97 10 8149
98 10 7536
99 10 2169
100 10 895

soukous playlist created by Chosic

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