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 ...

Ironically, rumba was and is the most African music and dance form in Cuba, whereas Congolese rumba finds its roots in Cuban son rather than rumba. West African nations like Congo, Senegal, Mali, ...

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, ...

Music sustained him as his nation went through war. Now, musician Shiko Mawatu is hoping his own songs can help rebuild the Democratic Republic of Congo. He talks with Farai Chideya about his ...

Congo's most famous musician Papa Wemba, gives his first concert in Kinshasa June 26, 2004 in this file photo. REUTERS/ David Lewis ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Congolese rumba music legend Papa Wemba died ...

?With an easy smile that lights up his round face revealing the gap in his upper teeth, Congolese rhumba maestro Wuta Mayi takes his eyes off the plate of fried fish and osuga (African nightshade ...

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - Thousands of Congolese attended the funeral of Papa Wemba, a musician known around the world as the king of Congolese rumba.

Set in the Democratic Republic of Congo before it achieved independence from Belgium in 1960, the thriller is interwoven with Congolese rumba music and the political struggle in the backdrop.

Hailing from Democratic Republic of Congo, Kwenders immigrated to Canada with his mother as a teenager, bringing a love of music and celebration with him. After settling in Montreal, Kwenders ...

?With an easy smile that lights up his round face revealing the gap in his upper teeth, Congolese rhumba maestro Wuta Mayi takes his eyes off the plate of fried fish and osuga (African nightshade ...

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 Apri… ...