Each weekend, dancers stoked on music and alcohol sway to the old hits on the decrepit rooftop terrace of Kinshasa's venerable La Creche bar like little has changed in the Congolese capital since the ...

While most people are mourning the tragic death of Prince, I just found out that another great musician died earlier today. Congolese superstar PapaWemba was performing onstage in Abidjan, Ivory Coast ...

The other day, while checking out the various (and many) African internet radio stations on Radio Garden, I zoomed over to Congo and discovered Radio Digital Congo/Radio Okapi (digitalcongo.net), ...

Funeral arrangements for veteran Congolese guitarist Papa Noel Nedule, who died in November 2024 in France, are still underway.Family members, counterparts and Congolese government officials have been ...

French-Congolese musician Maitre Gims’ concert, which was originally scheduled for April 7 at Accor Arena in Paris, has been postponed, organisers announced on Thursday, March 27. The decision comes ...

BENI, Democratic Republic of Congo, March 25 (Reuters) - Police in eastern Congo killed two people on Tuesday when they opened fire on mourners at the funeral of a slain singer known for denouncing ...

Congolese music star Papa Wemba performs during the Femua music festival in Abidjan on April 24, 2016 before collapsing on stage. [AFP] Each weekend, dancers stoked on music and alcohol sway to the ...