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Artists from Kinshasa

The 37 most-read artists based in Kinshasa, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.

37 artists are ranked in Kinshasa. The biggest move was Karoline Kamosi, up 10 places.

#	Artist	Readers	30d
01	Ya Kid Khip house, vocal house	59,125	0
02	GIMSpop rap, hardcore hip hop	7,971	0
03	Fally Ipupaafrobeats, soukous	4,770	0
04	Karoline Kamosiclassical, pop	2,978	+10
05	Mohombidancehall, contemporary r&b	2,281	-1
06	Madilu Systemcongolese rumba, soukous	1,870	+2
07	Pépé Kallésoukous	1,758	-2
08	M’bilia Belcongolese rumba, soukous	1,608	-1
09	Damsohip hop, pop rap	1,377	-3
10	OK Jazzcongolese rumba, soukous	1,235	0
11	Zaïko Langa Langacongolese rumba	981	-2
12	Sam Mangwanacongolese rumba, soukous	897	+1
13	Youssouphahip hop, conscious hip hop	889	-2
14	Kalash Criminelgangsta rap, hip hop	711	-2
15	Wenge Musicasoukous	648	+1
16	Quartier Latinsoukous	565	+1
17	Tussepop	524	-2
18	Héritier Watacongolese rumba	496	+3
19	Defaosoukous	452	+1
20	Kayshahip hop, afro house	379	-1
21	Lutumba Simarocongolese rumba	372	+2
22	Papa Noëlsoukous	346	-4
23	Ricardo Lemvosalsa	245	-1
24	KOKOKO!electronic, post-punk	238	+1
25	Despo Ruttihardcore hip hop, hip hop	206	+7
26	Mayaula Mayonisoukous	199	+1
27	Marie Misamugospel	195	+1
28	Rigo Starsoukous	194	0
29	Pierre Kwenderspop	191	+1
30	Staff Benda Bililisoukous	151	-6
31	Pépé Fellysoukous	148	+4
32	Syran Mbenzasoukous	138	+1
33	Bopol Mansiaminasoukous, singer-songwriter	119	-2
34	Konono Nº1trance	106	-8
35	Kasai Allstarsrock	69	+1
36	Boris Renépop	42	+1
37	Pitchohip hop	24	-3

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How this is ranked. Artists are matched from the MusicBrainz database by genre and by the area they are based in. An artist appears in a genre when at least 15% of their genre votes are for it. Position is set by readership of their English Wikipedia article in August 2026; movement compares that against July 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.