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The birthplace of Congolese rumba
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is one of Africa's largest countries by land area, a former Belgian colony that gained independence in 1960. It's the birthplace of Congolese rumba, developed in the mid-20th century by blending Cuban son with Congolese guitar and vocal styles, and hugely influential across the whole African continent.
Help represent DR Congo →The Democratic Republic of the Congo, a former Belgian colony, gained independence in 1960. It is one of Africa's largest countries by land area, centered on the Congo River.
Its music became one of the continent's most influential exports: Congolese rumba, developed in the mid-20th century by blending Cuban son with Congolese guitar and vocal styles, went on to shape popular music across Africa.
Congolese rumba, developed in the mid-20th century, blends Cuban son with Congolese guitar and vocal styles and has been hugely influential across Africa. Soukous, a faster, more dance-oriented evolution of rumba, followed.
Blends Cuban son with Congolese guitar and vocal styles; hugely influential across Africa.
A faster, dance-oriented evolution of rumba.
A thumb piano.
Central to the distinctive rumba and soukous guitar style.
French is the official language. Lingala is widely spoken and closely associated with Congolese music.
The capital, on the banks of the Congo River.
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Congolese rumba, developed in the mid-20th century by blending Cuban son with Congolese guitar and vocal styles, and its faster successor, soukous.
French is official; Lingala is widely spoken and closely tied to Congolese music.
Kinshasa.
1960, from Belgium.
The major river the country and its capital, Kinshasa, are centered around.