The Rumba Kings documentary, which tells the history of
Congolese rumba, has been on the festival circuit all year and will
be showing at New York's Cinépolis Chelsea theater, Nov. 12 and 16. It will also be
available to stream across the United States from Nov. 12-28.
The Rumba Kings looks at the birth and flourishing of
Congolese rumba through some of its most legendary progenitors, Grand
Kallé, Dr. Nico and Franco. Afropop's Banning Eyre calls it the best film on the
subject to appear yet, with beautiful, rarely seen footage and photos
of the legends who crafted this crown jewel of African music.
Producer Alan Brain will be
at Cinépolis Chelsea for a Q&A session after
the screening. Tickets for those showings or to stream online are
available via the DOC NYC website now.
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