ROME-- Pope Benedict XVI leaves tomorrow morning for the West African nation of Benin, and for anyone seeking an off-beat lens through which to see the journey, there’s almost an embarrassment of ...

Queen of African Rumba Mbilia Bel. The Queen of African Rumba Mbilia Bel is in the country for a show. She came, saw and conquered the music industry before establishing a name as the undisputable ...

Congolese songstress Mbilia Bel will perform at the Pan African Rhumba Festival at Carnivore on November 2. The evergreen songstress, who will kick off the festive season, arrived in the country on ...

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 ...

A Kenyan legend of '70s East African rumba music, Samba Mapangala was understandably proud when Barack Obama was elected president. He even wrote a song, “Obama Ubarikiwe” roughly translated as “Obama ...

YesI think the latest Afrobeats music is more urbanised. It is what is trending at the moment and is aimed at a younger generation, and they are the future. When trends are carried by younger people, ...

Crammed Discs comp documents the effects of Cuban son and bossa nova on the Belgian Congo. Save this story Save this story There's a story, possibly apocryphal, that when Paul Simon traveled to South ...

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