• StatusReleased
  • Release Date2021-05-06
  • Runtime95 minutes
  • TaglineCongo's real treasure does not lie underground
  • RevenueNot Available
  • GenreDocumentary, History, Music
  • Production
    CompaniesShift Visual Lab
  • BudgetNot Available

Movie Overview

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.

Casts

Manu Dibango

Papa Wemba

King Baudouin of Belgium

Patrice Lumumba