At the epitome of his musical career with Orchestra Virunga in the 1990s, band leader Samba Mapangala never dreamt of relocating from Kenya to any part of the world in pursuit of greener pastures. It ...

A Kenyan legend of '70s East African rumba music, Samba Mapangala was understandably proud when Barack Obama was elected president. He even wrote a song, “Obama Ubarikiwe” roughly translated as “Obama ...

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Mapangala, who’s lived near Washington, D.C., since 1998, was coming to Chicago that September to play the World Music Festival, and because he was going to be in the same town as his ...

Samba Mapangala, the undisputed star of East African music, and his band, Orchestre Virunga, blend Congolese rumba with Kenyan benga. With an astonishing voice, Mapangala offers commentaries on daily ...

Congolese Rumba. Even the name is enticing and exotic. The genre is a synergistic hybrid of African and Cuban music. It’s a delightful energetic dance music that would make you forget that Congo is ...

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He has been on the music scene for over forty years and made more than a dozen albums. The musician Samba Mapangala was born in the Democratic Republic of Congo but became an established name across ...

1 Video: Il Volo Is Bringing Their World Tour to a City Near You Samba Mapangala & Orchestra Virunga launch the Skirball Cultural Center's annual Sunset Concerts series on Thursday, July 26, 2012 at 8 ...