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"Papa" Wendo Kolosoy is the centerpiece of this delightful retrospective program that acts our overdue tribute to the grandfather of Congolese rumba, who died in 2008. Afropop Worldwide traveled to Kinshasa in 2001 to do exclusive reportage on the first new recording of Wendo's in many years. We talk to the man and listen in on the recording session. After sitting out most of the 3-decade Mobutu era, Wendo put together a band of veterans with stories to tell, and sweet melodies and rhythms to share. Hear live sounds and interviews from Kinshasa, including Lutumba Simaro and Bana OK, and one of the kings of the current Congo music scene, Werra Son.
era, Wendo has put together a band of veterans with stories to tell, and
sweet melodies and rhythms to share. Hear live sounds and interviews from
today's Kinshasa, including Lutumba Simaro and Bana OK, and the king of the
current Congo music scene, Werra Son.
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