Achille Mouebo

Achille Mouebo (10 September 1971 – 21 October 2025) was a Congolese singer-songwriter. Mouebo specialised in traditional Kunyi rhythms combined with afrobeat and rock. He named his primary influences as Francis Cabrel, Tracy Chapman, Johnny Hallyday, and Lucky Dube. His distinctions included a nomination for a Kora Award in 2005 and the Prix du Tam-tam d’or in 2009. Mouebo died in Pointe-Noire on 21 October 2025, at the age of 54.