Republic of Congo News News Republic of Congo » Music: A women-led music festival pushes for peace in Congo's conflict-ridden eastern region
News channel or source: https://www.newsday.com/news/nation/congo-women-festival-w26030
Published on: Sunday 29 March 2026
GOMA, Congo — Congolese rapper Clem Cléopâtre took to the stage on the last day of a three-day music festival organized by women in Goma, firing up the crowd with rapid, punchy lyrics about social ...
News Republic of Congo » Music: Mangbetu court music. Mongomasi village, Congo (Democratic Republic)
News channel or source: https://www.si.edu/object/archives/components/sova-eepa-1973-001-ref29564
Published on: Friday 22 August 2025
The photograph depicts Chief Teingu's court dancers. "One of the most prominent features of Mangbetu court music is its formal organization. The musicians and dancers of the court orchestra are an ...
News Republic of Congo » Music: Congolese electronic band KOKOKO! performs March 21 at New Orleans' Music Box Village
News channel or source: https://www.nola.com/gambit/music/congos-kokoko-plays-at-the-music-box-village-on-march-21/article_d4635bb6-ff88-11ef-b834-effc127a7dfa.html
Published on: Friday 14 March 2025
The electronic and experimental music band KOKOKO! didn’t record its albums in studios, or even really indoors, in its birthplace of Kinshasa, the sprawling capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo ...