One of the most popular forms of music in the
Democratic Republic of the Congo is
kwassa kwassa[?], which was invented in the late
1980s and popularized by artists like
Kanda Bongo Man[?]. Kwassa kwassa,
rhumba[?] and
zouk[?] were mixed during the
1980s and
90s, resulting
soukous[?]. Many Congolese musicians moved to
Paris, which became an important source for soukous music; the modern sound has become one of the best-selling genres across the continent.