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Juanita Euka: Mabanzo

by Geannine Reid
May 3, 2022

Juanita Euka is a Congolese vocalist, raised in Buenos Aires, who has recently immersed herself in London's vibrant world music scene. Euka's influences range from soukous, son, and soul to hip hop and jazz. She has fronted top UK Afro-Latin bands, London Afrobeat Collective, Animanz, and Wara, and is also the niece of Congolese rumba legend Franco Luambo. Moving to the UK when she turned fourteen, she joined the Afro-Peruvian band Malambo and immersed herself in London's music scene. After ...