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The Rumba Kings

Congo's real treasure does not lie underground

9 average rating
9
French / 95 MIN. / 2021

The Genres

The Synopsis

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.

The Cast

Simaro LutumbaRoiteletManu DibangoPaul MwangaPapa WembaVerckys KiamanguanaBrazzosPapa NoelKuka MathieuManuakuGuvanoMaprocoPetit PierreBombengaRollyFagus IzeidiPaul MizeleBikundaRex LusukamuYossa TalukiFracasseurManda TchebwaClément OssinondéJean-Pierre Nimy NzongaLubangi MunianiaBiyevanga LengemiChristos PapadimitriouMathilda BenatarAndré Yoka Lye MudabaRaoul Yema Die LalaJean Goubald KalalaYves LuamboJean 'Jamais Kolonga' LemaVictor CornelisAime BassayJhimmyGrand KalléDocteur NicoFrancoKing Baudouin of BelgiumPatrice LumumbaThomas KanzaJean BolikangoJoseph Kasa-Vubu

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