Pierre Kwenders

Data updated on 2025-06-19 15:19:43 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

15.1 million

Updated on 2025-06-19

Date	Total plays
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

75,143

Followers

16,772

Top Cities

Montreal

6,860 listeners
Paris

2,318 listeners
Lisbon

1,381 listeners
Ottawa

1,099 listeners
Brussels

1,116 listeners

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Most popular tracks

Track	Plays	Duration	Release date
Mardi Gras	2,404,052	2:23	2014-10-14
Amours d'Été - A COLORS SHOW	1,643,639	2:52	2019-06-03
Amours d'Été	1,480,083	3:59	2019-01-03
SMT	1,101,185	3:18	2023-03-21
Heartbeat	806,601	3:05	2022-02-23
Apata Palace	696,316	4:15	2016-05-20
Sexus Plexus Nexus	560,970	4:52	2017-09-08
Gbadolite	526,149	4:27	2019-11-22
Ofele	435,351	5:39	2021-08-13
Faut pas se fier aux apparences	410,945	4:15	2016-04-15
Good Problem	310,805	3:24	2024-02-02
Kilimanjaro	305,610	2:45	2022-03-22
Faire la fête	289,280	3:19	2018-11-30
Jimmy	207,967	3:31	2018-08-10
No No No	206,059	3:00	2022-04-29
Papa Wemba	196,453	3:50	2022-01-26
Compliqué	158,983	3:02	2020-10-23
Sikoyo (feat. Branko & Fédération Internationale du Bruit)	154,024	4:05	2023-12-01
Your Dream	126,345	3:38	2022-04-21
Sentiment	118,645	2:53	2020-09-10
Luna	111,759	3:21	2019-07-26
SAID	95,509	3:15	2023-09-22
Woods Of Solitude	94,886	3:41	2017-09-08
Coupé	90,029	3:40	2022-04-29
Ego	83,647	2:38	2020-10-01
Malembe	82,972	3:45	2021-04-08
Popolipo	77,899	4:23	2014-10-14
Tsvarakadenga	77,573	4:09	2017-09-08
L.E.S. (Liberté Égalité Sagacité)	77,016	9:29	2022-04-29
Zonga	75,340	4:08	2017-09-08
Bolingo	73,841	4:44	2022-05-20
Baluka	71,474	6:09	2021-08-13
Clair De Lune	70,050	3:09	2025-02-26
Ani Kuni	68,107	3:39	2014-10-14
Everyday	63,861	2:51	2025-02-12
Londres	63,839	3:17	2015-05-05
Sentiment - NoKliché Remix	61,235	2:31	2020-10-23
Imparfait	59,046	2:59	2022-04-29
Douk Saga	58,249	3:36	2018-11-16
Ewolo	57,247	2:57	2020-10-23
Cadavere	55,532	3:42	2014-10-14
Gbadolite - DJ P2N Remix	52,079	4:18	2020-08-28
Have Mercy	49,688	3:36	2018-06-29
We Like	48,828	3:07	2025-01-29
Mami Wata	48,764	5:14	2014-10-14
Valley II	47,707	2:32	2021-06-04
Niata	47,230	3:02	2023-05-11
Gabriel	45,672	2:41	2023-03-31
La La Love	45,289	4:05	2017-09-08
Rendezvous	45,217	5:22	2017-09-08
Kuna Na Goma	45,042	3:51	2014-10-14
African Dream	43,248	4:03	2014-10-14
Tuba Tuba	43,014	3:40	2017-09-08
Ali Boma Ye	41,387	4:27	2014-10-14
Religion Désir	41,212	3:30	2022-04-29
Bittersweet Mornings	38,286	3:46	2017-09-08
Radio trottoir - Interlude	36,774	1:18	2022-04-29
Sahara	34,844	3:17	2022-04-29
Let It Play	33,742	4:21	2014-10-14
ET Part IV: Neptune	33,572	2:48	2021-03-17
Irène	31,507	4:17	2014-10-14
Makanda	30,765	4:40	2017-09-08
Popolipo - Throes + The Shine remix	29,907	3:41	2016-04-15
Powers That Be / Saute danse chante	28,695	6:34	2012-04-17
Church (Likambo)	26,571	3:50	2022-04-29
Welele	26,089	5:05	2017-09-08
Good	25,754	3:15	2023-06-30
Sorry	24,513	3:38	2014-10-14
WTFU	23,084	3:11	2017-09-08
Sentiment - Pedro da Linha Remix	22,926	2:58	2020-10-23
Capuca (feat. Pierre Kwenders)	20,803	3:23	2016-05-27
La Bohème	20,407	2:42	2025-05-02
No No No - Vanyfox Remix	18,817	3:17	2023-01-12
Ego - Lazy Flow Remix	18,422	4:14	2020-10-23
Gbadolite - ARN4L2 Remix	17,580	3:50	2020-08-28
One More	16,130	4:02	2024-08-02
Zekete - Amapiano Mix	15,417	3:46	2022-05-30
WTFU - el topo Remix	14,628	5:10	2019-10-03
On va décider	14,292	3:18	2021-06-18
Popolipo - Afriquoi remix	14,194	3:19	2016-04-15
Ambiance (Ndombolo)	14,178	2:02	2025-02-26
Ususu	13,786	3:24	2022-06-17
Tears On The Dancefloor	12,646	3:21	2025-02-26
Popolipo - Sjamsoedin remix	11,233	6:59	2016-04-15
Vibraçao	9,334	3:05	2023-06-30
Gbadolite - DJ Mix	8,865	4:55	2020-08-28
Endless Night	8,681	3:35	2025-02-26
It's Pony	8,670	0:56	2025-02-26
SAID	8,656	4:53	2024-05-16
Capuca (feat. Pierre Kwenders) - Dan Solo Remix	7,288	6:02	2017-05-26
Pancake - edit	6,504	2:47	2024-06-13
Popolipo - Jumping Back Slash remix	5,886	3:54	2016-04-15
Pancake	5,722	3:09	2023-11-10
Matinale	5,597	3:01	2024-03-08
Pasi	4,364	7:41	2016-06-22
Bella	4,320	2:54	2022-11-18
Khaleesi	4,202	3:02	2019-05-17
No No No - Majoos Remix	3,807	3:56	2023-01-12
Tèt frèt	2,627	3:19	2015-10-06
Pasi - Bas Amro Remix	2,393	6:07	2016-06-22
Agenda	2,378	2:59	2019-05-10
Loso Madesu	2,104	3:58	2020-01-20
No No No - Spilulu Remix	1,478	3:34	2023-01-12
Pasi - L'Equipe Du Son Remix	1,311	9:08	2016-06-22
Ellos pueden	1,202	4:38	2019-04-26
Makambo Ya Gaga - Skit	< 1000	0:09	2022-04-29
Merci, Beaucoup!	< 1000	0:24	2025-02-26