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Pages in category "Lingala-language musical groups from the Democratic Republic of the Congo" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Indépendance Cha Cha" (French; "Independence cha cha") was a song performed by Joseph Kabasele (best known by his stage name Le Grand Kallé) from the group L'African Jazz in the popular Congolese rumba style. The song has been described as "Kabasele's most memorable song" and one of the first Pan-African hits. [2]
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In Congolese popular music, the term libanga (Lingala; from kobwaka libanga, lit. ' to throw a stone/pebble ', referring to how a child might try to attract attention [1]) refers to a common form of patronage whereby musicians name or praise wealthy or powerful sponsors publicly as part of their performances.
This is a list of musicians and musical groups from the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire). This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
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.
[33] [31] [34] As a result, the globalization of Congolese urban music expanded, leading to a massive exodus of musicians to African and European countries, most notably Belgium and France. [33] [35] Many youths with limited employment options gravitated towards a music career, with Kinshasa's soukous scene becoming an attractive choice ...
Lingala (or Ngala, Lingala: Lingála) is a Bantu language spoken in the northwest of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the northern half of the Republic of the Congo, in their capitals, Kinshasa and Brazzaville, and to a lesser degree as a trade language or because of emigration in neighbouring Angola or Central African Republic.