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Welcome to the Rumba Congolaise Wiki — a catalogue of Congolese rumba: its orchestras, its artists, and their records.

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Orchestras

Orchestra	Founded	Origin
African Jazz	1,953	Léopoldville (Kinshasa), Belgian Congo
OK Jazz	1,956	Léopoldville (Kinshasa), Belgian Congo
Afrisa International	1,970	Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Artists

Artist	Roles	Groups
Déchaud Mwamba	Rhythm guitarist	African Jazz
Dr Nico	Guitarist • Composer	African Jazz
Faya Tess	Singer	Afrisa International
Franco Luambo	Bandleader • Guitarist • Singer • Composer	OK Jazz
Joseph Kabasele	Bandleader • Singer • Composer	African Jazz
Josky Kiambukuta	Singer	OK Jazz
Madilu System	Singer	OK Jazz
Mbilia Bel	Singer	Afrisa International
Roger Izeidi	Percussionist • Singer • Producer	African Jazz
Sam Mangwana	Singer • Composer	OK Jazz • Afrisa International
Tabu Ley Rochereau	Bandleader • Singer • Composer	African Jazz • Afrisa International
Vicky Longomba	Singer	OK Jazz

Albums

Album	Artist	Year	Label
Indépendance Cha Cha	Joseph Kabasele	1,960	Surboum African Jazz
Table Ronde	Joseph Kabasele	1,960	Surboum African Jazz
African Jazz Mokili Mobimba	Joseph Kabasele	1,966	Surboum African Jazz
Rochereau à l'Olympia	Tabu Ley Rochereau	1,970	Genidia
Coopération	Franco Luambo	1,982	Edipop
Mario	Franco Luambo	1,985	Edipop
Attention na SIDA	Franco Luambo	1,987	Sonodisc
Babeti Soukous	Tabu Ley Rochereau	1,989	Sterns Africa
Muzina	Tabu Ley Rochereau	1,994	Sonodisc

Places

Bagata (Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo), Kinshasa (Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo), Matadi (Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo), Sona-Bata (Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo)

Labels

Edipop (Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo), Genidia (Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo), Sonodisc (Country: France), Sterns Africa (Country: United Kingdom), Surboum African Jazz (Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo)

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