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2021 was the year when Congolese rumba music was officially added to the Unesco list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

But I didn't know it at that time. So this experience at the funeral of Tabu Ley in 2013 leads you to these people, and that's where you get the idea to make this film? Long story short, the idea of the film probably happened in two moments. The first moment was when I watched an American documentary film called Playing for Change. Yes. That's where musicians around the world collaborate together on covers of famous songs. Beautiful stuff. Yes, made by Mark Johnson. I fell in love with that. I said, “Wow. The sound is amazing. How did he get that sound?” There were the microphones on cam...

Christian Longomba to be buried in US Christian and Lovi Longomba. [Courtesy] Following his demise last Saturday, Christian, the one-half of the Longombas music duo, will be buried tomorrow, March 18, in California, US. According to family sources, the late singer will be rested in a short ceremony that will be attended by family members and close friends. A number of music industry players flew to the US today to attend the burial; The Standard can confirm. “I will be attending the burial. The family has been very close to me and it is only reasonable that I go and give my brother a good...

Longombas: Death splits siblings who seized airwaves for a decade Christian Longomba is dead. (Courtesy) The Kenyan music industry is mourning the demise of Christian Longomba, the one half of the Longombas singing duo - which ruled the Kenyan music scene years gone. Christian, who impacted the Kenyan showbiz scene together with his twin brother Lovi Longomba, died on Saturday after a long struggle with brain tumour. According to his sister Jessy Jones, Christian, 37, who had been in and out of hospital, died in Los Angeles, US. Lovi also took to social media to mourn his brother, saying: “...

His death was confirmed by his twin brother Lovy. The duo is best remembered for various hit songs such as ‘Dondosa’, ‘Makofi’, ‘Shikamoo’, ‘Vuta Pumz’. “Christian Hulu Longomba made his transition to heaven Saturday morning in Los Angeles, California after a long-suffered illness. Christian was well-loved and we celebrated his gifts and talents that he shared with the entire world.” Stated, Lovy, now a pastor in Los Angeles. Christian had been unwell since 2015 when he was diagnosed with a brain tumor and underwent his first surgery in the United States which was successf...