Plenty of artists proudly rep their roots, but few artists will go to the lengths that Miles from Kinshasa does. Originally from Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo, hence the name, Miles is ...

An opposition demonstration, banned by the authorities, is quickly supressed by the police in Kinshasa who proceed to arrest people. Local leader of the opposition party Martin Fayulu also becomes ...

Sounds of Earth features music videos Kinshasa’s KOKOKO and more. Sounds of Earth features music videos Kinshasa’s KOKOKO, Colombian-Canadian artist Lido Pimiento, L.A. band La Chamba, Portuguese ...

Kinshasa, a megalopolis of at least 12 million people, is known for its heaps of rubbish and rivers covered with plastic bottles. The Clean Plast company collects, processes, and recycles all types of ...

Forget Paris, Milan or New York City. The place to be for fashionistas on the last weekend of July is Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Kinshasa Fashion Week includes ...

Kinshasa: Seven people were killed and many others were injured during a stampede at a music concert in Congo's capital Saturday. The stampede occurred at the 80,000-capacity Stade des Martyrs stadium ...

For Kin'Gongolo Kiniata, an electro-rock trio in Kinshasa, Congo, a piece of trash can start a jam session. Their unique style has drawn a following in Europe and the United States. With more than 15 ...

This story appears in the September 2013 issue of National Geographic magazine. Behold the artist. He emerges from a shed that is no bigger than a jail cell, though it is brightly painted and a sign ...

The “Rumble in the Jungle”, watched by millions around the world, turned Ali into a living legend. It also helped put Zaire – now the Democratic Republic of Congo – and its brutal dictator Mobutu Sese ...

Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is the third largest city in Africa and home to over 10 million people. Some scholars predict that, by 2050, the city’s population could ...