Popular Music in the Congos

Popular Music in the Congos The popular music of Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has had the most widespread and lasting impact on commercial music in sub-Saharan Africa, where Kinshasa–Brazzaville, the twin capitals on the Congo River, have been the undisputed musical trendsetters. This electric band music, known locally by the names of numerous dancestyles, has become known outside the two Congos as rumba. Rumba has inspired artists across the continent since the 1960s with…