Nippon Banzai

Nippon Banzai is a 1986 studio album by Congolese band Zaïko Langa Langa, released on their ProZal label. The album followed band's pioneering tour of Japan in October 1986, positioning them as the second Congolese musical collective to perform in the country, after Papa Wemba and his band Viva La Musica, who had toured Japan earlier that same year.

Nippon Banzai is widely regarded as Zaïko Langa Langa's most significant artistic and commercial success, propelling the band to unprecedented international recognition across regions including Europe and the West Indies. The tracklisting of Nippon Banzai serves as an auditory representation of the band's live performances during their Japanese tour.

In 1987, Zaïko Langa Langa was awarded the Georges Delerue Award for Best Music at the Flanders International Film Festival in Ghent following the inclusion of their breakout tracks "Muvaro" and "Sandra Lina" in the 1987 film La Vie est Belle.