The Rumba Kings
Alan Brain | United States of America
May 6, 2021 | 95m
Congo's real treasure does not lie underground
Documentary
History
Music
Overview:
In the fifties, when the future Democratic Republic of Congo was still a Belgian colony, an entire generation of musicians fused traditional African tunes with Afro-Cuban music to create the electrifying Congolese rumba, a style that conquered the entire continent thanks to an infectious rhythm, captivating guitar sounds and smooth vocals.
Credits
| Simaro Lutumba | Self - Musician |
| Roitelet | Self - Musician |
| Manu Dibango | Self - Musician |
| Paul Mwanga | Self - Singer |
| Papa Wemba | Self - Singer |
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Keywords
racismmusic historycolonialism1950s1960smusic documentarydemocratic republic of the congoafrican musicafrican historyafrican artbelgian historydecolonizationcongolese rumba
