2021 was the year when Congolese rumba music was officially added to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. This was also the year when a definitive film on the roots and influence of this genre of music was released.
The documentary film, “The Rumba Kings” chronicles Congolese rumba music, the rhythm that helped Congo fight colonial oppression, the music that became the soundtrack to the country’s independence and took Africa by storm with its mesmerising guitar sounds.
