Kenyan music does not require magic to build a stronger national identity to the level UNESCO looks for. The Kenyan singer can work closely to grow national music beyond Congolese rumba.

The DR Congolese music scene is incredibly diverse and dynamic, encompassing various music styles and genres. The rumba originated in the ancient Kingdom of Kongo (now the DRC) and was the first music ...

[PHOTO: ELVIS OGINA/STANDARD] NAIROBI: Congolese Rumba maestro Noel Ngiama Makanda aka Werrason is in the country. The music star, who has won multiple awards, jetted into the country on Sunday ...

and then to the rest of the world before returning home to Africa as Congolese rhumba music and becoming a global phenomenon”.The book traces the journey of rumba from its roots in Congo and ...

an entire generation of musicians fused traditional African tunes with Afro-Cuban music to create the electrifying Congolese rumba, a style that conquered the entire continent thanks to an ...

The band actually formed in Kinshasa in 1990 when Bokondji recruited a team of young musicians to present a broader spectrum of Congo music than we hear in Kinshasa's rumba, soukous, ndombolo ...

The Franco-Namibian Cultural Centre (FNCC) will honour the legendary Jules Shungu Wembadio Pene Kikumba, famously known as Papa Wemba, with a captivating performance that is sure to inspire fans of ...

The Franco Namibian Cultural Centre (FNCC) will pay tribute to Papa Wemba’s legacy in a concert featuring Shungu Chef Rumba and Kiltir, on 25 April at 19:00.Ticket are available at the FNCC for N$80 ...