Ivory Coast.  We have Kouadio Briscard aka "Vieux" Briscard. He's also known as the guy that played with Meiway until 2002. Also played with Loketo for 2 years.









For more...check out his sebenology

From Nigeria. Oliver de Coque (R.I.P.). Apparently, a Congolese guy named Piccolo taught how to play guitar.(https://allafrica.com/stories/200807090603.html)

Imitating Luambo Franco








For more...check out his Sebenology. The other Nigerian guitarist that comes close to him Dan Opara and Godwin Kabaka. Check them out.

From Benin. We have Zoundegnon Bernard "Papillon" (RIP). He was guitarist for the colossal band, T.P. Orchestre Poly Rythmo. He also played keyboards and synth. The band plays a vary of Congolese Rumba & Soukous, Afro-Funk, Beninoise Folklore and Afrobeat





You can find more on his sebenology

Pt. 1

I’m a huge fan of Saladin Ferreira from CAF, also Yondo Sister’s husband. He played lots of Soukous Stars hits and has a strong resume

https://youtu.be/05evBvFALM

Dallas Yambosi from CAF. He's an excellent lead-guitarst and an excellent rhythm player.






Here some songs playing with him playing rhythm.