African music traveled to the New World with slavery, only to return to Africa in the 1930’s and 40’s via 78 rpm phonograph records, broadcast by Radio Congo Belge in Léopoldville (now Kinshasha), ...

For years Congolese rumba was a continental favourite, but now West African tunes are getting young people dancing from Nairobi to Abidjan. YesI think the latest Afrobeats music is more urbanised. It ...

Samba Mapangala, the undisputed star of East African music, and his band, Orchestre Virunga, blend Congolese rumba with Kenyan benga. With an astonishing voice, Mapangala offers commentaries on daily ...

LOWELL — Put on your dancing shoes Saturday and head out to Pawtucket Boulevard to enjoy the Soukous. What is Soukous? African rumba. And when you get tired of dancing, organizers promise there will ...

It’s just after 8pm on a warm Saturday night and the heavy sound of guitars lightens up the atmosphere inside the serene setting of the Tamambo Restaurant in Karen. The pulsating beat of “Tres Impoli” ...

Johannesburg — New low-cost Internet service provider (ISP) Rumba's customers have lost their Internet connection for the second time in six weeks, due to an alleged attempt by the company to poach ...

Chicago-based journalist Catalina Maria Johnson hosts the 15th installment of World Cafe's Latin Roots music series. Johnson writes in Spanish and English for publications such as HOY, Revista ...

Held under the High Patronage of His Excellency President Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, the “Rumba Route for Peace” Festival (16-18 July) brought together representatives from across the globe ...

Raucous is not a word that is synonymous with the BBC Proms, but it is certainly the best word to describe the vibrant atmosphere whipped up by Staff Benda Bilili during its debut Prom performance on ...

Congolese rumba music legend Papa Wemba died after collapsing on stage in the Ivory Coast, early Sunday morning. The 67-year old singer, known in the DRC as the King of Rumba Rock, was performing at ...

Songbird Faya Tess, Labour Day celebrations, Nairobi, 2019. [George Orido, Standard] Last week came with good news for Africa as Congolese rumba music won Unesco protected status. It joined other ...

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