Co-written by Fariala, Tommy Baron, and Boris Lojnike, the story is a raw yet gentle depiction of civilian life amid the Central African Republic Civil War. After both his parents are jailed for their ...

NGOMA HERITAGE Local Congolese-American drummer Kiazi Malonga is the son of Malonga Casquelourd, founder of Fua Dia Congo, the Oakland-based dance-and-drum group that introduced Congolese music and ...

"Congo Boy" opens with a big setpiece set in a dance club: The camera follows two young men as they walk around searching for ...

Tabu Ley, one of the stars of 'Congo Funk!', and his band African Fiesta National in 1970 From the south bank’s perspective, the two-way musical trade between each country was complicated in 1971 when ...

When Americans get a chance to hear live music from Africa, there’s usually a disconnect: we don’t understand the lyrics, we don’t know how a style developed or from what, and in the case of ...

"The Integral language of Black Africa" by Leopold Sedar Senghor. Program notes, and texts (in Bantu with English translations) bound into each container. Recorded in: Fort Rousset (Congo (Brazzaville ...