Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Grand Kalle & L'African Jazz

Some of the most smooth music I have ever heard is Congolese Rumba music. Le Grand Kalle formed in Belgian-occupied Congo in the 1950s, and eventually became popular in and outside of Africa. Many of their songs supported the Congolese independence movement, as well as the Pan-African movement. This style of music had heavy influences on music from Cuba and other parts of Latin America.


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