Perched on a corner of the stage at La Septente, an open-air club in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital Kinshasa, Manda Chante sings the lilting opening to “Independence Cha Cha”, an old ...

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 ...

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.

Fally Ipupa is a superstar of African music. Hailing from the Democratic Republic of Congo, his songs have had over a billion YouTube views and Forbes magazine has listed him as one of the continent’s ...

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) will take centre stage on the global cultural calendar this July, as it hosts the First World Music and Tourism Festival in Kinshasa from 16 to 18 July 2025.

Congolese superstars and previous AFRIMA winner, Fally Ipupa, recently serenaded the Mike Dada-led team with enigmatic Rumba melodies and dance moves when the team visited the Democratic Republic of ...

You may think you don’t know anything about Congolese music. But if you’ve ever tapped your foot to the irresistible beat of the rumba, you’ve experienced a national tradition. Rumba originated in ...

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 ...

Excitement is at an all-time high in Kinshasa as the Democratic Republic of the Congo prepares to officially launch the first World Music and Tourism Festival today, under the theme 'The Rumba Route ...