Africa’s leading Congolese Rumba music is now on the list of the world cultural heritage of humanity after the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) admitted the ...

Rich in wildlife resources, natural heritages and pristine beaches, Africa is counted the leading continent in the world for its cultural heritage in music with a touch of diversified African ...

Each weekend, dancers stoked on music and alcohol sway to the old hits on the decrepit rooftop terrace of Kinshasa's venerable La Creche bar like little has changed in the Congolese capital since the ...

A Kenyan legend of '70s East African rumba music, Samba Mapangala was understandably proud when Barack Obama was elected president. He even wrote a song, “Obama Ubarikiwe” roughly translated as “Obama ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Radio Presenters, Sugar Boy and Emmanuel Mwashumbe entertains fans during the Radio Maisha ...

Last week came with good news for Africa as Congolese rumba music won Unesco protected status. It joined other living traditions such as Jamaican Reggae on Unesco’s intangible cultural heritage of ...

Harare — WHEN one listens to its exotic name, they are tempted to think the musical outfit BV Labien Musica is from the traditional home of rhumba music in Africa, the Democratic Republic of Congo.

African music, with its distinctive emphasis on polyrhythm and beats flowing from percussive instruments, was long treated as subordinate in the international music arena. Music from the continent ...