Nairobi — This is the question that must be troubling the minds of fans of Congolese rhumba following the death of veteran singer Madilu System (born Jean de Dieu Bialu), just as his new album, La ...

Built to the same impressive physical proportions as the late Luciano Pavarotti, the Congolese rumba and soukous star Madilu System, who passed unexpectedly from what is thought to have been a ...

Sporting an expensive grey suit with shoes to match, Laurent Nyboma Mwandido, backed by his Royal Palian band, stepped onto the stage at Club Afrique shortly after midnight last Saturday. The crowd ...

AFRICA moves to a Congolese beat, mainly in the form of pirated CDs and cassettes. In the vast Democratic Republic of Congo itself, ravaged by almost 50 years of war, economic collapse and ...

Congolese musician Roi-Babel is in town. The former Madilu Magic System lead singer and composer will perform alongside pioneer rumba musician Laurent Nyboma on October 2. Roi-Babel jetted into the ...