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The Rumba Kings (2021)
Directed by Alan Brain
“Congo's real treasure does not lie underground”
Documentary, History, Music · 1h 35m
In the fifties, when the future Democratic Republic of Congo was still a Belgian colony, an entire generation of musicians fused traditional African tunes with Afro-Cuban music to create the electrifying Congolese rumba, a style that conquered the entire continent thanks to an infectious rhythm, captivating guitar sounds and smooth vocals.
Cast
S
Simaro Lutumba
Self - Musician
R
Roitelet
Self - Musician
Manu Dibango
Self - Musician
P
Paul Mwanga
Self - Singer
Papa Wemba
Self - Singer
V
Verckys Kiamanguana
Self - Musician
B
Brazzos
Self - Musician
P
Papa Noel
Self - Musician
K
Kuka Mathieu
Self - Singer
M
Manuaku
Self - Musician
G
Guvano
Self - Musician
M
Maproco
Self - Musician
Crew
- Director
- Alan Brain
- Director of Photography
- Alan Brain
- Original Music Composer
- Brian Steckler
- Editor
- Alan Brain
- Producer
- Alan Brain, Monica Carlson
Details
- Release date
- 2021-05-06
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Genres
- Documentary, History, Music
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- French, Lingala
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Shift Visual Lab