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A superstar in Africa, she sang in the language of her tribe and often addressed social concerns, insisting on women’s strength and decrying abuse. By Jon Pareles Tshala Muana, a Congolese singer who ...

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 ...

On Kokoko!’s first and only Chicago visit till now, the Congolese group put on the most bonkers fun show of the 2019 World Music Festival. Decked out in their signature yellow jumpsuits, they moved ...

The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation (NOJHF) presents a Tom Dent Congo Square Lecture on stick-fighting dances of the Caribbean and early New Orleans. It will be at the Ashé Cultural Arts Center ...

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) owes much of its global renown to its music, reflecting its cultural diversity. The DR Congolese music scene is incredibly diverse and dynamic, encompassing ...

A collective of New Orleans cultural organizations will present MBONGI: Kingdom of Kongo, a series of African dance and drum workshops at Toulouse Theatre. The event offers an interdisciplinary ...

Congolese choreographer Fabrice Don de Dieu Bwabulamutima believes in the healing power of dance. He travels with his drama and dance company to refugee camps across the Democratic Republic of the ...

The electronic and experimental music band KOKOKO! didn’t record its albums in studios, or even really indoors, in its birthplace of Kinshasa, the sprawling capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo ...