Tagged: congolese rumba

Lungu Lungu: Bamboo’s Timeless Swahili Bridge

STORY BY: Benjamin Lebrave

I can never get enough Congolese guitar. I’m so addicted to it that I hunt it down wherever possible, even if it lives outside of the Congolese rumba world. If you read through past posts, … read more »

POSTED May 9, 2013 1:31PM IN Lungu Lungu, MP3 / STREAMS Comments (1) TAGS: african hip hop, congolese rumba, kenyan music, nairobi, swahili rap

Lungu Lungu: Didjak Brings the Tshiluba Sun to Congolese Hip-Hop

STORY BY: Benjamin Lebrave

Ghana-based Benjamin Lebrave speaks fluent French and English, and can schmooze in Spanish and Portuguese. He’ll report on new African music every other week. This week, it’s Congolese rapper Didjak Munya. Congolese music is the … read more »

POSTED December 5, 2012 2:44PM IN Lungu Lungu, MP3 / STREAMS TAGS: african hip hop, congolese hip hop, congolese rumba, drc, kinshasa, Papa Wemba, werrason, zaiko langa langa

Lungu Lungu: Tanzania’s Hip-Hop Originators

STORY BY: Benjamin Lebrave

I love African music from the 1970s. From Congolese rumba to Ghanaian highlife, Angolan semba to Malian national orchestras—pretty much anything from anywhere is dope. This might come as a surprise to some, because my … read more »