It is a conflict at once cultural, generational and political: rap music in DR Congo is staging a frontal assault on rumba, accusing its ageing stars of only singing of love and other banalities.

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 ...

Since 5 September 1997, Congolese rumba has been without one of its most famous exponents. But finally, the 28 February saw the reconciliation of its two leading artists. Their discord was rooted in ...

Specialists have located rumba’s origins in the ancient central African kingdom of Kongo – Copyright AFP Joaquin SARMIENTO The United Nations’ cultural agency ...

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A massive concert featuring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) rumba king, Koffi Olomide, awaits Francistowners on Independence Day (September 30) at the Adonsomnia Hotel. The most sought after rumba ...

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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 ...