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 ...

Each weekend, dancers stoked on music and alcohol sway to the old hits on the decrepit rooftop terrace of Kinshasa's venerable La Creche bar like little has changed in the Congolese capital since the ...

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For years, Mandosa had been suffering from a mild stroke and had been receiving treatment in the United States where he lived [Courtesy] Nene Mbendi Mandosa, a leading Democratic Republic of Congo ...

In Kinshasa’s hip bars, the rumba of yesteryear has given way to a modern fusion of Afropop and RnB. The house of Congolese world music legend Papa Wemba has been ...

Each weekend, dancers stoked on music and alcohol sway to the old hits on the decrepit rooftop terrace of Kinshasa's venerable La Creche bar like little has changed in the Congolese capital since the ...

Congolese music star Papa Wemba performs during the Femua music festival in Abidjan on April 24, 2016 before collapsing on stage. [AFP] Each weekend, dancers stoked on music and alcohol sway to the ...