Pierre Kwenders

Pierre Kwenders is the stage name of José Louis Modabi (born 31 October 1985, in Kinshasa, Zaire), a Congolese-Canadian musician. His 2014 album Le Dernier empereur bantou was a shortlisted nominee for the Juno Award for World Music Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2015, and a longlisted nominee for the 2015 Polaris Music Prize. Kwenders, who sings and raps in English, French, Lingala and Tshiluba, is noted for blending both African music and western pop music influences, including hip hop and electronic music, into his style. He is also one of the co-founders of the artist collective Moonshine.

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