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John Kongos

real name John Theodore Kongos

Johannesburg, South Africa · b. 1945-08-06

John Kongos is credited on 1,191 releases across 298 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1961–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,191

Credits

298

Albums

7

Decades active

238

In collections

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Songwriter, musician and engineer, born 1945, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Best known for his hits "He's Gonna Step On You Again" and "Tokoloshe Man", John Kongos has sold over 25 million copies as a songwriter and/or artist since the 1970's, with various Number One and Top Ten hits in England, France, Germany, Australia, South Africa and other countries. He wrote numerous Jingles, TV and Film Themes (including The Greek Tycoon, Cat's Eyes, Fraggle Rock (Traveling Matt), London Program, Sunday Sunday, etc.).
He also ran his home-studios John Kongos Studio and Tapestry Studios in London from1971 to 1988 before relocating to Phoenix, Arizona, where he started Tokoloshe Records with his four sons.

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Credited work

1,191 releases · 298 albums · active 1961–2025

  • Performance · 1,479
  • Other credits · 91
  • Production · 67
  • Engineering · 42

Studios: Trident Studios · Eden Studios · John Kongos Studio · Leeds United Football Ground

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