The Rumba Kings
“Congo's real treasure does not lie underground”
9.0(2)20211h 35mEN
Directed by Alan Brain
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.
racismmusic historycolonialism1950s1960smusic documentarydemocratic republic of the congoafrican musicafrican historyafrican artbelgian historydecolonization
