# Jean Bosco Mwenda

> Jean-Bosco Mwenda was a Congolese guitarist and musician, and pioneer of Congolese fingerstyle acoustic guitar music. He was popular in the Congo as well as other African countries, particularly in East Africa, and in the late 1950s and early 1960s was briefly based in Nairobi, Kenya, where he had a regular radio show and became a profound influence on a generation of Kenyan guitarists.

*Congolese musician*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Born:** 1930
- **Died:** 1990
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 39.0 / 100
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- **Historical depth:** 6.8 / 100
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- **Source confidence:** 45.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/1013800)
- [Jean Bosco Mwenda](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Bosco_Mwenda)
- [Jean Bosco Mwenda](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Bosco_Mwenda)
- [Jean-Bosco Mwenda](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Bosco_Mwenda)
- [Jean Bosco Mwenda](https://ig.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Bosco_Mwenda)
- [Jean Bosco Mwenda](https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Bosco_Mwenda)
- [Жан-Боско Мвенда](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%96%D0%B0%D0%BD-%D0%91%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE_%D0%9C%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%B0)
- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/d159a451-9e04-4bdb-b977-95bfb8fbffa2)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13123138)

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