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Zaïko Langa Langa is a Congolese rumba band formed in Kinshasa, in December 1969. [1] Established by D.V. Moanda, Henri Mongombe, Marcellin Delo and André Bita, the band evolved from the Orchestre Bel Guide National, which is seen as Zaïko's predecessor.
Extra Musica is a Congolese rumba band formed in Ouenzé, Brazzaville, in August 1993.The band was established by Roga-Roga, Espé Bass, Kila Mbongo, Durell Loemba, Guy-Guy Fall, Ramatoulaye Ngolali, and Quentin Moyascko, who initially met at the Sainte Thérèse church in Ouenzé, being neighbors and classmates.
Deborah Tshimpaka Mulanga was born on 5 December 1997, in Kinshasa, a metropolis situated in the western expanse of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). [2] [3] Growing up in the challenging and unstable Barumbu commune, she developed a penchant for gospel music and often performed interpretations at a Protestant church. [18]
A Congolese rumba group performing in Léopoldville. According to Phyllis Martin's Leisure and Society in Colonial Brazzaville, the popular partnered dance music in the former French Congo and Belgian Congo, which now constitute the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, respectively, was known as maringa. [5]
Congo Funk! Sound Madness from the Shores of the Mighty Congo River (Kinshasa/Brazzaville 1969–1982) is a compilation album of Congolese rumba, released by record label Analog Africa on 5 April 2024.
Jolie Detta Kamenga Kayobote (born c. 1968), professionally known as Jolie Detta or Evangeliste Myriam, is a Congolese singer-songwriter, dancer, and evangelist.She made her music debut with Choc Stars between 1983 and 1984.
Call it soukous, rumba, Zairois, Congo music, or kwassa-kwassa, the pop sound emanating from Congo's capital, Kinshasa has shaped modern African culture more profoundly than any other. Africa produces music genres that are direct derivatives of Congolese Soukous. Some of the African bands sing in Lingala, the main language in the DRC.
The song incorporates elements of the Congolese national anthem and includes lyrics in English, Swahili, and French. [80] On 16 December, Wazekwa premiered the single "Papa Wemba - Le Prince de la Rumba", as a tribute to Papa Wemba. [81] This was succeeded by "Icône d'Afrique", a tribute to Simaro Lutumba. [82]