The Rumba Kings

• Movies
• 2021-05-06
• EN
• Released
• 2h 35m
• US
• Documentary - History - Music

• 9.0
• 2
• Trailer

Production

Shift Visual Lab

Tagline

Congo's real treasure does not lie underground

Storyline

In the fifties, when the future Democratic Republic of Congo was still a Belgian colony, an entire generation of musicians fused traditional African tunes with Afro-Cuban music to create the electrifying Congolese rumba, a style that conquered the entire continent thanks to an infectious rhythm, captivating guitar sounds and smooth vocals.