Playing electric & acoustic guitars & singing mostly in his native 'Lingala', Niwel plays a range of music that stretches from contemporary versions of Congolese traditional music from the 1930s & 40s ...

Singer Nameless could soon be doing Lingala Since the Mega-rider days, Nameless has for a long time remained among the top Kenyan artistes whose efforts in the music industry inspired tons of ...

the first Premier of the former Belgian Congo, fled there after his murder in 1961. The first Mass for Francophone Africans was celebrated at St Mellitus on 4 March 2001. For the last three years the ...

Joe Boyd was stage manager at the Newport Folk Festival when Bob Dylan plugged in and went electric, shocking the ...

“The Fiddler” by E. W. Kemble, from 1885, depicts a typical musician of New Orleans’s Congo Square in the pre-Civil War period. Credit: Historic New Orleans Collection, 1974.25.23.55 In 1998, Congress ...

Fred became synonymous with Rhumba and Lingala music, genres originating from DRC Congo, which he played during his shows. After more than 25 years at KBC, Fred left in 2002 and joined Radio ...

Atwoli explained that his dally with Congolese singers ... “I am a big fan of Lingala music - I have it in my car, my house. I am also a guitarist. I put up a big dome and invite my colleagues ...

For the New Year’s Eve edition, Kalabash will feature a savvy and inspired choice of performers, including a live Lingala band that will be performing original music with DR Congo’s Freed Mushaga as ...

January 17, 2025 • The Jan. 30 event will stream live and raise money for those impacted by the wildfires.

We get the resistance to streaming. You're paying not to own music, just rent it. And physical media is so much better in so many ways – sound quality, tactility, artwork, a deeper connection with the ...

This weeks Ravers Hour guest DJ is Coco Em, a Nairobi based DJ, music producer and film maker of huge acclaim who mixes up loads of genres including afro house, kuduro and Congolese lingala.

Who could ever have imagined that, one day, all of our favorite music, artists, and albums would have entire discographies that you could access on your smartphone or tablet from pretty much ...