Innocent Balume, known by his stage name Innoss’B, is a Congolese singer-songwriter, rapper, percussionist, and dancer from Goma, Congo DRC. In addition to adapting modern styles like Afrobeats and hip-hop, Innoss'B is a skilled djembe player. Innoss'B was born to a musical family – his mother was a church singer, his father was a pop music dancer and he first performed with his brothers in the group Maisha Soul.[2] They trained at Yolé!Africa, a youth cultural center in Goma founded in 2000 by internationally acclaimed filmmaker and activist Petna Ndaliko Katondolo.[3] At the age of 12, he won the ‘Vodacom Super Star in DR Congo’ with more than 1.3 million votes throughout the country.[4] He was also the first winner of the Vodacom Superstars, which brought him to the attention of actor and director Ben Affleck.[5] In 2013 he was signed to a management contract with Interglobe Music.[6] He has recorded and toured with Akon and is known for always mentioning Eriki Mandala in his songs.
