Congo's real treasure does not lie underground
The Rumba Kings
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In the fifties, when the future Democratic Republic of Congo was still a Belgian colony, an entire generation of musicians fused traditional African tunes with Afro-Cuban music to create the electrifying Congolese rumba, a style that conquered the entire continent thanks to an infectious rhythm, captivating guitar sounds and smooth vocals.
Simaro Lutumba
Roitelet
Manu Dibango
Paul Mwanga
Papa Wemba
Verckys Kiamanguana
Brazzos
Papa Noel
Kuka Mathieu
Manuaku
Guvano
Maproco
Petit Pierre
Bombenga
Rolly
Fagus Izeidi
Paul Mizele
Bikunda
Rex Lusukamu
Yossa Taluki
Fracasseur
Manda Tchebwa
Clément Ossinondé
Jean-Pierre Nimy Nzonga
Lubangi Muniania
Biyevanga Lengemi
Christos Papadimitriou
Mathilda Benatar
André Yoka Lye Mudaba
Raoul Yema Die Lala
Jean Goubald Kalala
Yves Luambo
Jean 'Jamais Kolonga' Lema
Victor Cornelis
Aime Bassay
Jhimmy
Grand Kallé
Docteur Nico
Franco
King Baudouin of Belgium
Patrice Lumumba
Thomas Kanza
Jean Bolikango
Joseph Kasa-Vubu
