Pierre Kwenders

Data updated on 2025-08-06 15:35:21 UTC

Pierre Kwenders blends genres, cultures, and languages in his indie-Afro electro sound, merging Congolese rumba, pop, and electronica while singing in Lingala, French, English, Tshiluba, and Kikongo. His 2022 Polaris Music Prize-winning album, *José Louis and the Paradox of Love*, cemented his reputation. A co-founder of Moonshine, Kwenders continues to redefine global music with his upcoming EP

Genres

: afrofuturism

Total plays

15.4 million

Updated on 2025-08-06

Date	Total plays
2025-08-06	15,438,592
2025-07-29	15,835,398
2025-07-20	15,333,585
2025-07-13	15,287,750
2025-07-05	15,230,156
2025-06-27	15,177,891
2025-06-19	15,127,901
2025-06-11	15,074,845
2025-06-03	15,027,827
2025-05-26	14,973,804
2025-05-17	14,913,116
2025-05-02	14,804,593
2025-04-23	14,743,054
2025-04-13	14,673,212
2025-04-06	14,620,671
2025-03-28	14,555,832
2025-03-20	14,495,378
2025-03-11	14,432,993
2025-03-02	14,342,324
2025-02-21	14,279,591
2025-02-12	14,222,089
2025-02-03	14,176,505
2025-01-24	14,128,670
2025-01-15	14,090,416
2025-01-07	14,057,193
2024-12-29	14,022,107
2024-12-21	13,994,167
2024-12-12	13,959,057
2024-11-20	13,869,787
2024-06-10	13,016,653
2024-05-28	12,838,909
2024-05-12	12,744,587
2024-04-25	12,644,164
2024-04-10	12,550,630
2024-03-27	12,464,428
2024-03-12	12,356,171
2024-02-26	12,266,838
2024-02-11	12,116,058
2023-11-25	11,744,924
2023-10-16	11,537,627
2023-09-30	11,430,863
2023-09-15	11,332,359
2023-08-29	11,220,409
2023-08-25	9,509,375
2023-08-20	9,479,774

Country

Canada

Social media links

Monthly listeners

80,024

Followers

16,890

Top Cities

Montreal

6,976 listeners
Paris

2,312 listeners
Lisbon

1,338 listeners
Ottawa

1,157 listeners
Brussels

1,219 listeners

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Most popular tracks

Track	Plays	Duration	Release date
Mardi Gras	2,433,982	2:23	2014-10-14
Amours d'Été - A COLORS SHOW	1,660,219	2:52	2019-06-03
Amours d'Été	1,498,655	3:59	2019-01-03
SMT	1,198,948	3:18	2023-03-21
Heartbeat	819,608	3:05	2022-02-23
Apata Palace	703,640	4:15	2016-05-20
Sexus Plexus Nexus	562,346	4:52	2017-09-08
Gbadolite	532,303	4:27	2019-11-22
Ofele	456,904	5:39	2021-08-13
Faut pas se fier aux apparences	413,688	4:15	2016-04-15
Good Problem	327,363	3:24	2024-02-02
Kilimanjaro	312,657	2:45	2022-03-22
Faire la fête	291,172	3:19	2018-11-30
Jimmy	209,253	3:31	2018-08-10
No No No	207,223	3:00	2022-04-29
Papa Wemba	197,622	3:50	2022-01-26
Compliqué	159,634	3:02	2020-10-23
Sikoyo (feat. Branko & Fédération Internationale du Bruit)	156,967	4:05	2023-12-01
Your Dream	127,556	3:38	2022-04-21
Sentiment	119,426	2:53	2020-09-10
Luna	112,653	3:21	2019-07-26
SAID	98,470	3:15	2023-09-22
Woods Of Solitude	95,031	3:41	2017-09-08
Coupé	92,172	3:40	2022-04-29
Ego	84,057	2:38	2020-10-01
Clair De Lune	83,880	3:09	2025-02-26
Malembe	83,590	3:45	2021-04-08
Popolipo	78,363	4:23	2014-10-14
Tsvarakadenga	77,660	4:09	2017-09-08
L.E.S. (Liberté Égalité Sagacité)	77,575	9:29	2022-04-29
Zonga	76,210	4:08	2017-09-08
Bolingo	75,855	4:44	2022-05-20
Baluka	72,697	6:09	2021-08-13
Everyday	69,606	2:51	2025-02-26
Ani Kuni	68,446	3:39	2014-10-14
Londres	64,122	3:17	2015-05-05
Sentiment - NoKliché Remix	61,732	2:31	2020-10-23
Imparfait	60,171	2:59	2022-04-29
Douk Saga	58,446	3:36	2018-11-16
Ewolo	57,731	2:57	2020-10-23
We Like	56,164	3:07	2025-01-29
Cadavere	55,914	3:42	2014-10-14
Gbadolite - DJ P2N Remix	52,652	4:18	2020-08-28
Have Mercy	49,960	3:36	2018-06-29
Mami Wata	48,974	5:14	2014-10-14
Valley II	47,924	2:32	2021-06-04
Niata	47,777	3:02	2023-05-11
Gabriel	45,909	2:41	2023-03-31
Kuna Na Goma	45,705	3:51	2014-10-14
Rendezvous	45,450	5:22	2017-09-08
La La Love	45,407	4:05	2017-09-08
African Dream	43,436	4:03	2014-10-14
Tuba Tuba	43,116	3:40	2017-09-08
Religion Désir	41,683	3:30	2022-04-29
Ali Boma Ye	41,680	4:27	2014-10-14
Bittersweet Mornings	38,404	3:46	2017-09-08
Radio trottoir - Interlude	37,081	1:18	2022-04-29
Sahara	35,344	3:17	2022-04-29
Let It Play	33,873	4:21	2014-10-14
ET Part IV: Neptune	33,750	2:48	2021-03-17
Irène	31,615	4:17	2014-10-14
Makanda	30,845	4:40	2017-09-08
Popolipo - Throes + The Shine remix	29,960	3:41	2016-04-15
Powers That Be / Saute danse chante	29,149	6:34	2012-04-17
Church (Likambo)	26,865	3:50	2022-04-29
Welele	26,168	5:05	2017-09-08
Good	25,960	3:15	2023-06-30
Sorry	24,599	3:38	2014-10-14
La Bohème	24,098	2:42	2025-05-02
WTFU	23,132	3:11	2017-09-08
Sentiment - Pedro da Linha Remix	23,036	2:58	2020-10-23
Capuca (feat. Pierre Kwenders)	20,952	3:23	2016-05-27
No No No - Vanyfox Remix	19,026	3:17	2023-01-12
Ego - Lazy Flow Remix	18,503	4:14	2020-10-23
Gbadolite - ARN4L2 Remix	17,742	3:50	2020-08-28
One More	17,088	4:02	2024-08-02
Zekete - Amapiano Mix	15,659	3:46	2022-05-30
Ambiance (Ndombolo)	15,113	2:02	2025-02-26
WTFU - el topo Remix	14,655	5:10	2019-10-03
Popolipo - Afriquoi remix	14,409	3:19	2016-04-15
On va décider	14,397	3:18	2021-06-18
Tears On The Dancefloor	14,200	3:21	2025-02-26
Ususu	13,925	3:24	2022-06-17
Popolipo - Sjamsoedin remix	11,330	6:59	2016-04-15
Vibraçao	9,713	3:05	2023-06-30
Endless Night	9,531	3:35	2025-02-26
It's Pony	9,490	0:56	2025-02-26
Gbadolite - DJ Mix	8,962	4:55	2020-08-28
SAID	8,888	4:53	2024-05-16
Capuca (feat. Pierre Kwenders) - Dan Solo Remix	7,325	6:02	2017-05-26
Pancake - edit	6,605	2:47	2024-06-13
Popolipo - Jumping Back Slash remix	5,907	3:54	2016-04-15
Pancake	5,784	3:09	2023-11-10
Matinale	5,711	3:01	2024-03-08
Bella	4,395	2:54	2022-11-18
Pasi	4,370	7:41	2016-06-22
Khaleesi	4,208	3:02	2019-05-17
No No No - Majoos Remix	3,893	3:56	2023-01-12
Tèt frèt	2,634	3:19	2015-10-06
Pasi - Bas Amro Remix	2,402	6:07	2016-06-22
Agenda	2,386	2:59	2019-05-10
Loso Madesu	2,105	3:58	2020-01-20
No No No - Spilulu Remix	1,499	3:34	2023-01-12
Pasi - L'Equipe Du Son Remix	1,312	9:08	2016-06-22
Ellos pueden	1,210	4:38	2019-04-26
Makambo Ya Gaga - Skit	< 1000	0:09	2022-04-29
Merci, Beaucoup!	< 1000	0:24	2025-02-26