In modern Congolese music lies the fascinating tale of how a culture was transmitted around the world. By 1840, 300 years of Spanish slave colonies in the sugar plantations of Cuba had produced a 50 ...
In the Sixties and Seventies, Le Grand Kallé remapped an entire continent’s music. He adopted Cuban rumba and became the first Congolese musician to record with an electric guitar. His “Independance ...
Singer and composer Joseph Kabasele, aka Le Grand Kallé, is widely credited with the creation of "Congolese rumba," the most popular style in Central and East Africa during the 1960s and 1970s. In ...
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