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Nana Akumu: Congolese rhumba queen proud to market DRC abroad
Congolese rhumba star Nana Akumu reflects on a five-decade career that took her from Eastern Zaire to European stages, as she balances music, motherhood and a legacy.
By Ben Ahenda
2026-02-22 10:01:55
Some of Les Wanyika's popular songs from that era include Wazazi, Barua Yako, Tamaa Mbaya, Sina Makosa, Lift kwa Jirani, Maisha ni Mapambano, and Afro Mtoto Wa Sagana.
By Ben Ahenda
2026-02-08 09:33:06
Plans are underway to revive Simba Wanyika decades after the deaths of its founders.
By Ben Ahenda
2026-02-01 09:29:08
Bitchuka's work often contained moral teachings in different aspects of life, a factor that influenced lovers of his Kiswahili songs to share them widely, including in primary and secondary schools.
By Ben Ahenda
2026-01-25 09:48:50
Widely celebrated as the Queen of Mutuashi and a champion of the Tshiluba language, she competed successfully against top songstresses of her era and produced enduring hits.
By Ben Ahenda
2025-12-14 09:59:13
Rhumba fans reflect on a painful season of remembrance marked by the deaths of many of the genre’s greatest legends.
By Ben Ahenda
2025-11-30 09:40:03
Four years after his death, Congolese music legend Bopol Mansiamina’s timeless rhumba compositions continue to inspire new generations of African musicians.
By Ben Ahenda
2025-11-09 10:29:08
Kenya has not had a good year. As if post-election violence was not enough, the country now has to contend with crazy food prices.
Yes, crazy prices. How else can one describe a country endowed with arable land and favourable climate selling maize meal, the people’s staple food, at more than double its price this time last year?
Congratulations to US President-elect Barack Obama. As the ‘Obama’ public holiday ends, bar hoppers staggered back to work, singers turned down the volume and workers returned to work.
Born into a humble family and raised as a herdsboy, Bonaya defied the odds to become a distinguished lawyer and a towering figure in Kenya's legal and political spheres.
By Silas Nyamweya
Apr. 21, 2025
Apr. 21, 2025
His leadership significantly transformed the institution, cementing its reputation as one of Kenya's premier centres of higher learning.
By Silas Nyamweya
Mar. 5, 2025
Mar. 5, 2025
The day after resigning, he took his entire family to his farm in Kiambu to make what he termed as "a truly honest living."
By Silas Nyamweya
Feb. 23, 2025
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