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Congolese Rumba is the glorious musical hybrid of Cuban music fused with African DNA. It started back in the 1950s with a boatload of 78 rpm Cuban records featuring Arsenio Rodriguez, Orquesta Aragón, ...

As Francois recently observed in Du Cabiau à Kinshasa [Fr], “Music and dance probably share the podium with Jesus among the top reasons for living for a majority of the Congolese people.” For a hint ...

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Thousands of Congolese attended the funeral Wednesday of Papa Wemba, a musician known around the world as the king of Congolese rumba. The 66-year-old musician died April 24 ...

Star Congolese rumba singer Koffi Olomide, who was expelled from Kenya at the weekend after allegedly kicking one of his dancers, was arrested Tuesday at his home in Kinshasa, police said. The city's ...

For years, Mandosa had been suffering from a mild stroke and had been receiving treatment in the United States where he lived [Courtesy] Nene Mbendi Mandosa, a leading Democratic Republic of Congo ...

Papa Wemba, known around the world as the “king of Congolese rumba”, has died after collapsing during a concert. The musician fell ill on Saturday while performing at a music festival in Abidjan in ...

A group of paraplegic street musicians from Kinshasa, Congo, Staff Benda Bilili (which roughly translates to "look beyond appearances") creates music with astounding power. Combining Cuban-influenced ...

Thousands of people in the Democratic Republic of Congo have attended the state funeral of rumba star Tabu Ley Rochereau in the capital, Kinshasa. The day has been declared a national holiday and the ...

In this file photo dated Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2004, Congolese pop star Papa Wemba is hoisted by supporters as he leaves the courthouse in Bobigny near Paris Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2004. Wemba, known around ...