Birth Names:
-John Joseph Kongos
-Jesse Dean Kongos
-Dylan Gabriel Kongos
-Daniel Lee Kongos
Place of Birth: either Johannesburg, South Africa or Arizona, United States
Dates of Birth:
-c. 1981 (Johnny)
-c. 1984 (Jesse)
-c. 1986 (Dylan)
-c. 1989 (Daniel)
Ethnicity:
*Greek (father)
*English, Mexican, Scottish (mother)
Kongos, also knows as KONGOS, is a South African alternative rock band consisting of four brothers: Johnny (accordion, keyboard, vocals), Jesse (drums, percussion, vocals), Dylan (bass guitar, lap slide guitar, vocals), and Daniel (guitar, vocals) Kongos. They are the sons of John Kongos and Shelley Maria (Campbell). John is a South African of Greek descent. Shelley is an American from Scottsdale, Arizona.
Kongos’ maternal grandfather was John W. Campbell (the son of Debs Jackson Campbell and Ida Ruth Lewis). Debs was the son of John William Campbell, who was of English and Scottish descent, and of Juana Ramirez Sequeriz, who was of Mexican descent. Ruth was the daughter of Charles William Lewis and Sarah Olive “Ollie” Kirkland.
Kongos’ maternal grandmother is likely Virginia R.
Source: Birth record of Kongos’ maternal grandfather, John W. Campbell – http://genealogy.az.gov