MOPAO MUMU IS A MONTREAL BASED SINGER-SONGWRITER. SHE WAS BORN IN CONGO KINSHASA, WHERE SHE SPENT HER EARLY CHILDHOOD BEFORE MOVING TO SOUTH AFRICA.
She borrows the first part of her stage name from the Congolese music legend: Koffi Olomidé, nicknamed "the king", "Mopao" in Lingala. As for "Mumu", comes from the diminutive of her middle name.
HER STAGE NAME SERVES AS A TRIBUTE TO female musical figures such as Mbilia Bel, the Queen of Sebene, Tshala Muana, who popularized Mutuashi and Abeti Maskini who haS A UNIQUE eclectic musical APPROACH. THESE WOMEN HAVE DEEPLY INFLUENCED HER MUSICAL STYLE AND REPRESENT FEMALE pioneers OF CONGOLESE MUSIC, AND AFRICAN MUSIC AS A WHOLE.
IN HER MUSIC, SHE EXPLORES VARIOUS GENRES, WITH A PARTICULAR ACCENT ON SOUL, RNB AND AFROBEAT.