The band strikes up the rumba, and the dance floor in Kinshasa fills with couples who sway to its slinky, sensual rhythm. Rumba has an international following, especially for its brassy Cuban version.

UNESCO has added Congolese rumba to its intangible heritage list, sparking enthusiasm among music and dance fans in both the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Republic of the Congo. The ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo has given the official kick-off to a campaign to put Congolese rhumba, one of the most popular forms of music in Africa, on Unesco's Intangible Cultural Heritage list.

AS YOU CLIMB the dimly lit staircase at La Crèche nightclub in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, you may hear a man’s high, lilting voice drifting from the rooftop. There, ...

ONE of the best Rhumba maestros, Fally Ipupa, was in the country for the Valentine's weekend and without talking about the 'nudity' of his dancers that were carried out in one of the papers, I have ...

LOCAL rhumba musician Farai “Juntal” Serima has vowed to take the genre to another level by grooming and nurturing upcoming musicians. Rhumba is a family of music rhythms and a dance style that ...