The Rumba Kings
- Released on
Documentary, History, Music
•- Runtime
- 95 mins
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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.
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.
Cast
- Simaro Lutumba
- Roitelet
- Manu Dibango
- Paul Mwanga
- Papa Wemba
- Verckys Kiamanguana
- Brazzos
- Papa Noel
- Kuka Mathieu
- Manuaku
- Guvano
- Maproco
- Petit Pierre
- Bombenga
- Rolly
- Fagus Izeidi
- Paul Mizele
- Bikunda
- Rex Lusukamu
- Yossa Taluki
- Fracasseur
- Manda Tchebwa
- Clément Ossinondé
- Jean-Pierre Nimy Nzonga
- Lubangi Muniania
- Biyevanga Lengemi
- Christos Papadimitriou
- Mathilda Benatar
- André Yoka Lye Mudaba
- Raoul Yema Die Lala
- Jean Goubald Kalala
- Yves Luambo
- Jean 'Jamais Kolonga' Lema
- Victor Cornelis
- Aime Bassay
- Jhimmy
- Grand Kallé
- Docteur Nico
- Franco
- King Baudouin of Belgium
- Patrice Lumumba
- Thomas Kanza
- Jean Bolikango
- Joseph Kasa-Vubu
Director
- Alan Brain
Producers
- Monica Carlson
- Alan Brain
