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Congolese rumba, sometimes called rumba Lingala or rumba Congolais, is likely to join khon, a Thai masked dance drama, khaen music of Laos, chapei dang veng of Cambodia, Cuban son and Dominican bachata on Unesco's Intangible Cultural Heritage list. In August this year, the two countries from the Congo Basin, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Republic of the Congo (ROC), announced a joint bid to add Congolese rumba to the list. ....
Shah gives rumba a sweeter rhythm Summary The survival of Rumba as the popular sound of East and Central Africa is facing a threat from the dominance of other African pop sounds that have transformed to meet the demands of the continent s youthful generation. The West Africans have rebranded their trademark genres of Highlife and Afrobeat into the contemporary Afropop and Afrobeats while South Africans have tweaked Electronic House music into Amapiano. Friday April 16 2021 Shyam Shah whose stage name is SHAMA is a UK based Kenyan rumba guitarist, singer and producer. PHOTO | POOL By BILL ODIDI Summary The survival of Rumba as the popular sound of East and Central Africa is facing a threat from the dominance of other African pop sounds that have transformed to meet the demands of the continent s youthful generation. ....