Left to Right: Longwa Didos, Kasongo wa Kanema, Lovy Longomba, Bukassa Bukalos, Athia Djo, Katele, Loboko, Dhodo Doris and Kayembe [Photo: Courtesy] At the dawn of Kenya’s independence from British ...

Nairobi — The raspy voice of Mutulele, a member of Nairobi-based Rhumba Japan band, echoes from the speakers as the scantily-dressed dancers expertly synchronise their elaborate moves to the drum beat ...

When Kenyan Tiktoker @Veroansalt (real name Veronica Otieno) began posting her singing and dancing videos as she lipsynched to popular classic Congolese Rhumba tunes back in 2021, her homemade videos ...

He was an articulate singer, composer and a vocalist of great repute who sang in three international languages - Kiswahili, French and Lingala in Kenya and Zaire (now Democratic Republic of Congo).

ONE of the best Rhumba maestros, Fally Ipupa, was in the country for the Valentine's weekend and without talking about the 'nudity' of his dancers that were carried out in one of the papers, I have ...

Kinshasa (AFP) – The band strikes up the rumba, and the dance floor in Kinshasa fills with couples who sway to its slinky, sensual rhythm. Rumba is a music that has an international following, ...

The smooth, groove music of Congolese rumba was added Tuesday to UNESCO’s intangible cultural heritage list, sparking delight in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Congo Brazzaville, where the ...

AS YOU CLIMB the dimly lit staircase at La Crèche nightclub in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, you may hear a man’s high, lilting voice drifting from the rooftop. There, ...