Africa’s leading Congolese Rumba music is now on the list of the world cultural heritage of humanity after the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) admitted the ...

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The other day, while checking out the various (and many) African internet radio stations on Radio Garden, I zoomed over to Congo and discovered Radio Digital Congo/Radio Okapi (digitalcongo.net), ...

Last week came with good news for Africa as Congolese rumba music won Unesco protected status. It joined other living traditions such as Jamaican Reggae on Unesco’s intangible cultural heritage of ...

A Kenyan legend of '70s East African rumba music, Samba Mapangala was understandably proud when Barack Obama was elected president. He even wrote a song, “Obama Ubarikiwe” roughly translated as “Obama ...

Even hardcore African music enthusiasts get confused by the idea of Congolese rumba. It's the result of so many transatlantic crossings—in both directions, over hundreds of years—that it's hard to ...

Pascal Lokua Kanza (born April 1958), known professionally as Lokua Kanza, is a Congolese singer, songwriter, arranger, producer, and multi-instrumentalist. He is known for his soulful, folksy sound, ...

Please enable JavaScript to read this content. Songbird Faya Tess, Labour Day celebrations, Nairobi, 2019. [George Orido, Standard] Last week came with good news for ...