For years, Mandosa had been suffering from a mild stroke and had been receiving treatment in the United States where he lived [Courtesy] Nene Mbendi Mandosa, a leading Democratic Republic of Congo ...
Perched on a corner of the stage at La Septente, an open-air club in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital Kinshasa, Manda Chante sings the lilting opening to “Independence Cha Cha”, an old ...
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 ...