Film

The Rumba Kings 2021

Directed by Alan Brain

  • Documentary, History, Music
  • 95 min

Congo's real treasure does not lie underground

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.

DocumentaryHistoryMusicracismmusic historycolonialism1950s1960smusic documentarydemocratic republic of the congoafrican musicafrican historyafrican artbelgian historydecolonization

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