T.P. O.K. Jazz was one of the most prominent bands of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, then known as Zaïre. The band was officially presented on June 6, 1956,…
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A colleague of mine departing the Congo was kind enough to offer me an invaluable resource: “Rumba On The River”, the book. After a couple of years, his Kinshasa tour…
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Roi Manitou is the 18th song release in Control, Fally Ipupa‘s 5th solo album. It is a libanga song, meaning a song requested for a particular person. Usually, people would…
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Wasuze otya! Greetings in Luganda. Luganda is a language widely spoken in Kampala, Uganda where I spent two weeks early in April. They love Congolese music and culture, and I…
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Composed by: Lokua Kanza and Papa Wemba First Album: Emotion, 1995 Label: Real World Records Moninga na nga yo yo, Atiki nga moko na kati ya esanga My friend left…
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Yesterday, March 29, I drove through a heavy thunder with my family. We headed to a resort near Kisantu, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). A small break…
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Mama is the fifth song of the album Nouvelle Ecriture by Congolese artise Papa Wemba and his band Viva La Musica. It is a rumba serenade to Papa Wemba’s gone mom. He…
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Pascal Lokua Kanza is a Congolese musician from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). He plays many musical instruments, sings, composes, performs, produces and is a song arranger, among other…
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Deborah Lukalu (DL) is a prolific Congolese gospel singer from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Deborah was born in Lubumbashi on March 24 of some year she’s keeping…
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