KINSHASA (Reuters Life!) - In the Congolese capital Kinshasa, there are just two state concessions for the disabled. One is a half-price fare on ferries across the Congo River, the other is free ...

Popular Congolese musician Tshala Muana of Karibu Yangu hit song is dead. The artiste, whose official name is Elizabeth Tshala Muana Muidikay, died on Saturday morning, December 10 in Kinshasa, the ...

Fally Ipupa is a superstar of African music. Hailing from the Democratic Republic of Congo, his songs have had over a billion YouTube views and Forbes magazine has listed him as one of the continent’s ...

The other day, while checking out the various (and many) African internet radio stations on Radio Garden, I zoomed over to Congo and discovered Radio Digital Congo/Radio Okapi (digitalcongo.net), ...

KINSHASA, March 19 (Reuters) - Seven Congolese musicians detained during a raid on a pro-democracy meeting were released on Thursday, a day after four foreign activists accused of fomenting unrest ...

While most people are mourning the tragic death of Prince, I just found out that another great musician died earlier today. Congolese superstar PapaWemba was performing onstage in Abidjan, Ivory Coast ...

Inside the Goma Cultural Center in Congo, dozens of guitars once used to teach Goma’s youth hang silently on the wall. The center, once known as a gathering place for musicians and artists who want to ...

When French filmmakers and music lovers Renaud Barret and Florent de La Tuyalle landed in the Congo in 2004 with the intention of recording some local music, they had no idea that their dream would ...

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 ...

Congolese music star Papa Wemba has died at the age of 66. The band leader, real name Jules Shungu Webadio, collapsed on stage in Abidjan in the Ivory Coast, France 24 confirmed. What to Read Next ...