His up-tempo hits and high-wattage performances were highlighted by spectacular dance moves. He contracted the coronavirus and died in Paris. By Abdi Latif Dahir This obituary is part of a series ...

Congolese rumba, sometimes called rumba Lingala or rumba Congolais, is likely to join khon, a Thai masked dance drama, khaen music of Laos, chapei dang veng of Cambodia, Cuban son and Dominican ...

Dance trendsetters and kings of the dance hall disco are back, ready to take Nairobi by storm in a nostalgic party, Funky Soul Train of the 1970s, 1980s and Early 1990s. Many may be in their 40s, but ...

The king of Democratic Republic of Congo's raunchy "soukous" music is the new deputy governor of the capital. Veteran musician Tabu Ley Rochereau told the BBC he wanted to use his skills as a ...

Versatile and stylish Congolese musician Aurellen Miatsonama Aurlus Mabele was planning a return to the stage when cancer attacked and finally silenced him, bringing an illustrious career spanning ...

Legend. Musicians today live in the shadows of the dazzling artistry of Congolese rumba and soukous. Congolese star Kanda Bongo Man stands so tall among the soukous giants that it is often said if he ...

Siama discusses Soukous, a popular genre of dance music from the Congo Basin. Siama discusses Soukous, a popular genre of dance music from the Congo Basin.

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 ...

The king of Democratic Republic of Congo's raunchy "soukous" music is the new deputy governor of the capital. Veteran musician Tabu Ley Rochereau told the BBC he wanted to use his skills as a ...