Following a seven-minute fireworks display, Awilo took to the stage backed by five singers, five instrumentalists and six dancers. Congolese legendary musician Awilo Longomba headlined the Party After ...

Participants were introduced to rumba choreography, which was quickly brought to life as pairs danced together to a variety of melodic, rhythmic music. A professional-style wooden dance floor — ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Congolese rumba maestro Fally Ipupa about his new album Formule 7. Congolese rumba maestro Fally Ipupa on his new album 'Formule 7' AYESHA RASCOE, HOST: Fally Ipupa is ...

The Congo River, the world's deepest, flows through six West-Central African nations, forming a vast basin supporting rich biodiversity and 75 million people. This vital river, which crosses the ...

For today's Sense of Place dispatch, we're sitting on the grassy banks near the Lachine Canal in Montreal. It's a gorgeous day in the city, people are riding their bicycles, and all you can hear is ...

First new artist release through Chrysalis Global, an imprint of Chrysalis Records Produced by an A-list team: Dudu Sarr, Lucy Durán + Pape Armand Boye “Three outstanding Malian and Guinean griots….

KINSHASA, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Congo's army on Tuesday accused Rwanda-backed rebels of carrying out multiple attacks in eastern Congo which it said violated agreements signed in Washington and Doha, and ...

Photo courtesy of Rumba DB Seattle-based Rumba DB expresses the musical traditions of Congolese rumba and soukus. The Fourth Friday concert series at TwispWorks provides an opportunity for the Methow ...

The first woman about to take over the helm as Secretary-General of UN-Tourism made her first, but unannounced, official appearance at today’s UNWTO World Music and Tourism Festival in Kinshasa, the ...

Get ready to dance ‘til the cows come rumba-ing home at this high-energy night of Congolese music and global grooves. Loboko, led by NYC-based Congolese virtuoso Yohni Loboko, blends classic rumba, ...

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 Democratic Republic of Congo government will initiate legal proceedings against former President Joseph Kabila for allegedly supporting Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in the country’s mineral-rich east.