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.

Genres

Cast

Manu Dibango

Self - Musician

Papa Wemba

Self - Singer

Baudouin I of Belgium

Self (archive footage)

Patrice Lumumba

Self - Politician (archive footage)