Pépé Felly

Félix Manuaku Waku is a Congolese guitarist, composer, singer, producer and bandleader. He is regarded as one of the most influential figures in Congolese rumba and modern African guitar playing. Also known under the name Pépé Felly, he was the first lead guitarist of Zaïko Langa Langa, where he introduced a radical shift in guitar technique and rhythm in the early 1970s. His percussive guitar style, departing from the melodic solos of earlier generations, contributed to the emergence of the third school of Congolese rumba, with his innovations shaping the sebene structure that became the hallmark of modern Congolese rumba and soukous.