Democratic Republic Congo News » Kinshasa News Democratic Republic Congo » Kinshasa » Music: Congolese rumba: music caught between neglect, nostalgia
News channel or source: https://tribune.com.pk/story/2626298/congolese-rumba-music-caught-between-neglect-nostalgia
Published on: Friday 28 August 2026
Dancers stoked on music and alcohol sway each weekend 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 ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Kinshasa » Music: Kinshasa priest engages DR Congo youth with rap music
News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/news/kinshasa-priest-engages-dr-congo-youth-with-rap-music/ar-AA25N7WF
Published on: Tuesday 16 June 2026
Clad in his black cassock and energised by the frenetic beat, Jean-Pierre Mongambi, Kinshasa's "rapping priest", roamed underprivileged districts using rap to bring the gospel to the city's youth.
News Democratic Republic Congo » Kinshasa » Music: Thousands honour ‘rumba king’ Wemba at requiem mass in Kinshasa
News channel or source: https://www.digitaljournal.com/article/thousands-honour-rumba-king-wemba-at-requiem-mass-in-kinshasa/
Published on: Wednesday 04 May 2016
Thousands of fans paid a final tearful tribute to Congolese “rumba king” Papa Wemba at a requiem mass in Kinshasa on Wednesday where his songs were played, before he is laid to rest. Papa Wemba was a ...