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Congo (1954–1964) was a chimpanzee artist and painter. Zoologist, author and surrealist painter Desmond Morris first observed his abilities when the chimpanzee was offered a pencil and paper at two years of age. By the age of four, Congo had made 400 drawings and paintings. His style has been described as "lyrical abstract impressionism". [1]
"Congo" is a song by the English rock band Genesis, released in September 1997 as the first single from their fifteenth studio album, Calling All Stations (1997). The single marked the debut of Ray Wilson as the lead vocalist for the band.
A music video for the song was created by Mike Spiff Booth using imagery from the World of Warcraft video game series and uploaded to YouTube on September 23, 2006. [6] The song has appeared in television commercials, and is the theme song for the G4 television network show Code Monkeys. [7]
Félix Nlandu Wazekwa was born on 14 September 1962 in Léopoldville (now Kinshasa), in what was then the Belgian Congo (and was later the Republic of the Congo, then Zaire, and is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo). [30] Wazekwa was drawn to music at a young age and formed a troupe of local children in the 1970s. [31]
Youlou Mabiala was born in Linzolo, a suburb of Brazzaville, the capital of the Republic of the Congo. He began his music career in Brazzaville with local groups. In 1963, he joined the musical band TPOK Jazz, in Kinshasa (Leopoldville), as a vocalist and composer. After initial stage jitters, he settled in under the tutelage of Vicky Longomba.
[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 ...
Logomba's passion for music burgeoned exponentially, leading him to abandon school and become a drummer for Papa Wemba's band Viva La Musica in 1985. [ 25 ] [ 40 ] [ 6 ] [ 41 ] Awilo Longomba (far left) photographed in one of Matonge 's studios during his tenure with Viva La Musica as part of their 1986 Euro–Asia tour.
It was pretty extraordinary, this spontaneous, natural music." [10] The choice of language in Indépendance Cha Cha, Lingala, supplemented by French loanwords, meant that the song also became a hit in the neighbouring French Congo where the language was also widely spoken. [5] It was widely broadcast across Africa by Radio Congo Belge.