Pierre Kwenders

Kinshasa-born, Montreal-based Pierre Kwenders makes dance music that weaves Congolese rumba, electronic beats, R&B and hip-hop, sung in French, English, Lingala and Tshiluba. His album José Louis and the Paradox of Love won the 2022 Polaris Music Prize. He is back with the single "I Wanna Know" and fresh Canadian dates, including a stop in Ottawa.