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 ...
Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. “West Central Africa, popularly known as Congo or Bantu, brought a trove of ideas ...
FALLY IPUPA: (Singing in non-English language). RASCOE: That's "Formule 7," the title track from Fally Ipupa's latest album. And he joins us now from Paris. Welcome to the program. IPUPA: Yes, thank ...
KAMPALA, Uganda, September 25 (UNHCR) - Music has always been part of Jeremiah Mbaha's life, even when he had almost nothing. "I have been singing since my childhood. I could sing anything and I could ...
Adolphe Dominguez, a scion of the legendary Congolese band Wenge Musica and part of the new breed of lingala musicians is in Kenya. The music star arrived at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport on ...
Popular Congolese-born singer Tresor was recently honoured at the prestigious Res Publica International Awards in Italy and ...
Celebrated Congolese artist Bozi Boziana (pictured) is in Kenya. Accompanied by his Anti Choc band amid tight security, the celebrated France-based Congolese artiste arrived in the country yesterday ...
Congolese music star Papa Wemba has died at the age of 66. The band leader, real name Jules Shungu Webadio, collapsed on stage in Abidjan in the Ivory Coast, France 24 confirmed. What to Read Next ...
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Congolese dancing and singing enlivened St. Peter’s Basilica on Sunday, as Pope Francis celebrated a special Mass for Catholics from the violence-wracked African nation and ...