 In the first decades of the 20th century, soukous bands from Belgian Congo and French Congo were getting very popular across Eastern Africa.This craze brought along dance clubs, especially in major cities like Nairobi and Dar es Salaam, where bands would play live 7 days a week.While some of these bands were actually from Zaire, local bands emerged in Kenya, Tanzania and elsewhere and began to develop their own blend of soukous.