Pierre Kwenders

Data updated on 2025-05-02 14:09:49 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

14.8 million

Updated on 2025-05-02

Date	Total plays
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

81,668

Followers

16,543

Top Cities

Montreal

6,585 listeners
Paris

2,433 listeners
Lisbon

1,165 listeners
Brussels

1,260 listeners
Lyon

1,123 listeners

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Most popular tracks

Track	Plays	Duration	Release date
Mardi Gras	2,368,608	2:23	2014-10-14
Amours d'Été - A COLORS SHOW	1,628,965	2:52	2019-06-03
Amours d'Été	1,463,176	3:59	2019-01-03
SMT	1,021,879	3:18	2023-03-21
Heartbeat	795,369	3:05	2022-02-23
Apata Palace	689,305	4:15	2016-05-20
Sexus Plexus Nexus	559,838	4:52	2017-09-08
Gbadolite	519,678	4:27	2019-11-22
Ofele	418,103	5:39	2021-08-13
Faut pas se fier aux apparences	408,455	4:15	2016-04-15
Kilimanjaro	297,671	2:45	2022-03-22
Good Problem	293,074	3:24	2024-02-02
Faire la fête	287,354	3:19	2018-11-30
Jimmy	206,614	3:31	2018-08-10
No No No	204,792	3:00	2022-04-29
Papa Wemba	195,220	3:50	2022-01-26
Compliqué	158,241	3:02	2020-10-23
Sikoyo (feat. Branko & Fédération Internationale du Bruit)	150,500	4:05	2023-12-01
Your Dream	125,117	3:38	2022-04-21
Sentiment	117,912	2:53	2020-09-10
Luna	110,536	3:21	2019-07-26
Woods Of Solitude	94,729	3:41	2017-09-08
SAID	91,658	3:15	2023-09-22
Coupé	87,728	3:40	2022-04-29
Ego	83,120	2:38	2020-10-01
Malembe	82,383	3:45	2021-04-08
Tsvarakadenga	77,493	4:09	2017-09-08
Popolipo	77,478	4:23	2014-10-14
L.E.S. (Liberté Égalité Sagacité)	76,451	9:29	2022-04-29
Zonga	74,257	4:08	2017-09-08
Bolingo	71,656	4:44	2022-05-20
Baluka	70,095	6:09	2021-08-13
Ani Kuni	67,662	3:39	2014-10-14
Londres	63,580	3:17	2015-05-05
Sentiment - NoKliché Remix	60,284	2:31	2020-10-23
Douk Saga	58,016	3:36	2018-11-16
Imparfait	57,868	2:59	2022-04-29
Ewolo	56,799	2:57	2020-10-23
Cadavere	55,096	3:42	2014-10-14
Everyday	54,039	2:51	2025-02-12
Clair De Lune	52,794	3:09	2025-02-26
Gbadolite - DJ P2N Remix	51,497	4:18	2020-08-28
Have Mercy	49,385	3:36	2018-06-29
Mami Wata	48,531	5:14	2014-10-14
Valley II	47,490	2:32	2021-06-04
Niata	46,686	3:02	2023-05-11
Gabriel	45,388	2:41	2023-03-31
La La Love	45,180	4:05	2017-09-08
Rendezvous	44,945	5:22	2017-09-08
Kuna Na Goma	44,534	3:51	2014-10-14
African Dream	43,018	4:03	2014-10-14
Tuba Tuba	42,937	3:40	2017-09-08
Ali Boma Ye	41,018	4:27	2014-10-14
Religion Désir	40,720	3:30	2022-04-29
We Like	38,493	3:07	2025-01-29
Bittersweet Mornings	38,189	3:46	2017-09-08
Radio trottoir - Interlude	36,460	1:18	2022-04-29
Sahara	34,317	3:17	2022-04-29
Let It Play	33,565	4:21	2014-10-14
ET Part IV: Neptune	33,442	2:48	2021-03-17
Irène	31,356	4:17	2014-10-14
Makanda	30,671	4:40	2017-09-08
Popolipo - Throes + The Shine remix	29,869	3:41	2016-04-15
Powers That Be / Saute danse chante	28,219	6:34	2012-04-17
Church (Likambo)	26,303	3:50	2022-04-29
Welele	26,013	5:05	2017-09-08
Good	25,502	3:15	2023-06-30
Sorry	24,353	3:38	2014-10-14
WTFU	23,048	3:11	2017-09-08
Sentiment - Pedro da Linha Remix	22,774	2:58	2020-10-23
Capuca (feat. Pierre Kwenders)	20,713	3:23	2016-05-27
No No No - Vanyfox Remix	18,598	3:17	2023-01-12
Ego - Lazy Flow Remix	18,321	4:14	2020-10-23
Gbadolite - ARN4L2 Remix	17,389	3:50	2020-08-28
Zekete - Amapiano Mix	15,181	3:46	2022-05-30
One More	14,766	4:02	2024-08-02
WTFU - el topo Remix	14,599	5:10	2019-10-03
On va décider	14,157	3:18	2021-06-18
Popolipo - Afriquoi remix	13,953	3:19	2016-04-15
Ususu	13,602	3:24	2022-06-17
Ambiance (Ndombolo)	12,521	2:02	2025-02-26
Popolipo - Sjamsoedin remix	11,127	6:59	2016-04-15
Tears On The Dancefloor	10,549	3:21	2025-02-26
Vibraçao	9,026	3:05	2023-06-30
Gbadolite - DJ Mix	8,774	4:55	2020-08-28
SAID	8,354	4:53	2024-05-16
It's Pony	7,411	0:56	2025-02-26
Endless Night	7,401	3:35	2025-02-26
Capuca (feat. Pierre Kwenders) - Dan Solo Remix	7,259	6:02	2017-05-26
Pancake - edit	6,416	2:47	2024-06-13
Popolipo - Jumping Back Slash remix	5,875	3:54	2016-04-15
Pancake	5,654	3:09	2023-11-10
Matinale	5,471	3:01	2024-03-08
Pasi	4,361	7:41	2016-06-22
Bella	4,251	2:54	2022-11-18
Khaleesi	4,186	3:02	2019-05-17
No No No - Majoos Remix	3,735	3:56	2023-01-12
Tèt frèt	2,625	3:19	2015-10-06
Pasi - Bas Amro Remix	2,390	6:07	2016-06-22
Agenda	2,368	2:59	2019-05-10
Loso Madesu	2,099	3:58	2020-01-20
No No No - Spilulu Remix	1,469	3:34	2023-01-12
Pasi - L'Equipe Du Son Remix	1,307	9:08	2016-06-22
Ellos pueden	1,189	4:38	2019-04-26
Makambo Ya Gaga - Skit	< 1000	0:09	2022-04-29
Merci, Beaucoup!	< 1000	0:24	2025-02-26
La Bohème	< 1000	2:42	2025-05-02