The Rumba Kings

9.0 2021 95 min

Documentary History Music

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…

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Director: Alan Brain

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Simaro Lutumba Self - Musician

Roitelet Self - Musician

Manu Dibango Self - Musician

Paul Mwanga Self - Singer

Papa Wemba Self - Singer

Verckys Kiamanguana Self - Musician

Brazzos Self - Musician

Papa Noel Self - Musician

Kuka Mathieu Self - Singer

Manuaku Self - Musician

Guvano Self - Musician

Maproco Self - Musician

Petit Pierre Self - Musician

Bombenga Self - Singer

Rolly Self - Singer

Fagus Izeidi Self - Musician

Paul Mizele Self - Singer

Bikunda Self - Musician

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