For sapeurs, appearance is a powerful way to make an impression and stand out in an environment often defined by hardship.

Likewise, in Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat, music is at the forefront of events that aren't as well known as the Nazi's rise to ...

The city’s Soukous dance music, influenced by Cuban rhythms, is famous across the continent. The Congo River also plays ... particularly in the eastern part of the country which borders ...

The rebels have also shut down the airport in Goma and occupied the state-run radio station, which was playing music. Special UN ... the worst part is "the humiliation that our army failed to ...

Bofane spent part of his youth in relative opulence ... to voice their opposition to the atrocities unfolding in Congo. PM:Did music also play a role in Congo itself? JG: Yes.

A Feb. 6 concert held in Tulsa, Oklahoma, honored the life and contributions to rock 'n' roll of famed Native guitarist ...

Patrice Lumumba, who helped lead Congo’s struggle from a Belgian colony ... “Musicians like Abbey Lincoln and Max Roach, who were both a part of that civil rights movement, used music as a political ...

This weekend, the group entered the gold-trading center of Bukavu in eastern Congo after government soldiers fled. By Elian Peltier and Justin Makangara Elian Peltier reported from Dakar ...

Delcat Idengo, well-known for his critical songs, died after releasing a track condemning the city's rebel occupation.

The Democratic Republic of Congo has been mired in conflict for years. As fresh fighting surges in the east, the roots of ...