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EXCLUSIVE: Pathé Touch Afrique has acquired pan-African rights on historical thriller Rumba Royale, starring Congolese superstar Fally Ipupa, and set a December 12 release date. The eagerly awaited ...

The heady beats of Congolese rumba were hailed by UNESCO on Tuesday as it added the central African music and dance to its list of global cultural treasures. DAKAR, Dec 14 (Reuters) - The heady beats ...

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, ...

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 ...

Tabu Ley Rochereau, a giant in the rarified world of Congolese rumba, has, in the words of Hamlet, shuffled off this mortal coil. He was 73. Born 1940 in Banningville, a small village in the western ...

KINSHASA, Oct 6 – Perched on a corner of the stage at La Septente, an open-air club in Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital Kinshasa, Manda Chante sings the lilting opening to “Independence Cha Cha” ...

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DAKAR, Dec 14 (Reuters) - The heady beats of Congolese rumba were hailed by UNESCO on Tuesday as it added the central African music and dance to its list of global cultural treasures. The Democratic ...

KINSHASA, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Perched on a corner of the stage at La Septente, an open-air club in Democratic Republic of Congo's capital Kinshasa, Manda Chante sings the lilting opening to ...