The Rumba Kings (2021)
In the fifties, when the future Democratic Republic of Congo was still a Belgian colony, an entire generation of musicians fused traditional African tunes with Afro-Cuban music to create the electrifying Congolese rumba, a style that conquered the entire continent thanks to an infectious rhythm, captivating guitar sounds and smooth vocals.
- Released
- 2021-05-06
- Genres
- Documentary, History, Music
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Alan Brain
- TMDB rating
- 9.0/10 from 2 votes
Cast
- Simaro Lutumba as Self - Musician
- Roitelet as Self - Musician
- Manu Dibango as Self - Musician
- Paul Mwanga as Self - Singer
- Papa Wemba as Self - Singer
- Verckys Kiamanguana as Self - Musician
- Brazzos as Self - Musician
- Papa Noel as Self - Musician
- Kuka Mathieu as Self - Singer
- Manuaku as Self - Musician
- Guvano as Self - Musician
- Maproco as Self - Musician
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