They come from Barranquilla, Colombia.
Yea, there are a few areas where soukous is pretty popular. They have a style of music called Champeta that borrows heavily from it. If Im not mistaken, Dally Kimoko and Diblo Dibala have played there a few times.
thanks Zaiko for the clarity. By the way you have the most simple username on the forum. One would wonder how it passed the registration process. Wow!!!