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The sounds of Kinshasa
Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is one of Africa's centres for music. With a population ...
“The root of this is that it’s an opportunity for these kids and the students to have a field of play that doesn’t rely on ...
By: Izzy Cheung, Arts & Culture Editor When one mentions the guitar, you may think of it as an accompanying instrument — a twinkle in the background of a singer’s vocals. But as proven on ...
And that is also why Nikita Khrushchev shouted and banged his shoe in the General Assembly: because of the Congo crisis.” While these musicians were sent out as propaganda instruments ... civil rights ...
Guthman Musical Instrument Competition finalists include an 'Udderbot,' 'Hacked Double Trumpet,' and a 'Dinosaur Choir.' ...
Congo has been plagued by war for nearly three decades. Millions of people have been displaced, and rape has consistently ...
M23 rebels backed by Rwanda took the city of Goma in a bloody battle. This weekend, the group entered the gold-trading center ...
Damián Guttlein is the only person in the world who can tune by ear the bandoneon, a unique instrument that powers the ...
Rwanda-backed rebels have reached the center of east Congo’s second-largest city, Bukavu and are present in most parts of the city after little resistance from government forces.
Delcat Idengo, well-known for his critical songs, died after releasing a track condemning the city's rebel occupation.
A popular Congalese musician has been killed while filming a music video in Goma ... The east of DR Congo has been engulfed in fighting as armed groups and the army battle it out for control ...
GOMA, Congo — Panic swept through eastern Congo’s second-largest city on Saturday as residents fled by the thousands, scrambling to escape the looming advance of Rwanda-backed rebels.