Noire recently pulsated to the beat of the second edition of "Urban Music" — an event spotlighting rap and dance battles. ...

The DR Congolese music scene is incredibly diverse and dynamic, encompassing various music styles and genres. The rumba originated in the ancient Kingdom of Kongo (now the DRC) and was the first music ...

Fally Ipupa dialed in to AfroBerlin to talk about his first acting role in Rumba Royale and the Congolese superstar said that having tried his hand at acting, he's up for more.

[George Orido, Standard] 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 ...

[PHOTO: ELVIS OGINA/STANDARD] NAIROBI: Congolese Rumba maestro Noel Ngiama Makanda aka Werrason is in the country. The music star, who has won multiple awards, jetted into the country on Sunday ...

The band actually formed in Kinshasa in 1990 when Bokondji recruited a team of young musicians to present a broader spectrum of Congo music than we hear in Kinshasa's rumba, soukous, ndombolo ...

The Franco-Namibian Cultural Centre (FNCC) will honour the legendary Jules Shungu Wembadio Pene Kikumba, famously known as Papa Wemba, with a captivating performance that is sure to inspire fans of ...