On tour in East Africa with Samba Mapangala and his band Virunga: Destination Nairobi and Sauti za Busara festival in Zanzibar. The adventures continue with U.S. tour performances and studio recording.
Saturday, July 16, 2011
Samba takes his place among the legends of Congolese rumba
Wow! Samba in good company: Radio Milele FM Nairobi billboard campaign showing classic rumba greats with Samba at far left, along with Tabu Ley, Mbilia Bel, Kanda Bongo Man, Tshala Muana, Franco. Photo by John Nyambu
CC Smith, editor/publisher/journalist for The Beat Magazine, public radio DJ and Africanist for 29 years. Since the closing of The Beat in 2009, I am now working with Afropop.org as Editor at Large, and also manager for Samba Mapangala and Orchestra Virunga.
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