African Variety Show: Congolese Rumba
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Description
Mr. Alban Audrey Malanda, nicknamed Butalakwazebi Jack Bauer, is from Congo Brazzaville. He moved in December of 2017 to the US with the Diversity Visa Lottery Program. He is a student at CCV studying criminal justice, is a musician artist, and works at Howard Center. He is a founder and president of the American Dream Association (a non-profit organization) which helps student youths learn American English. He likes to dress well; he likes fashion because in Congolese culture a musician artist must dress very well.
Congolese Rumba is a popular genre of dance music that originated in the Congo Bassin during the 1940s, deriving from cuban son. The style gained popularity throughout Africa during the 1960s and 1970s.
Style: Son Cubano Bakongo traditional music.
Origins: Congolese dance music.
Cultural origins: Late 1930s in the Congo in Kinshasa and Brazzaville.
In December 2021, Congolese Rumba was added to the UNESCO list intangible cultural heritage.
Typical instruments: Guitar (esp fingerstyle), Bass (esp acoustic), drums, and vocals.
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