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Exclusive interview with Congolese music maestros Wuta Mayi, Nyboma and Faya Tess

Rhumba musician Faya Tess performs during the labour day celebrations in Uhuru park Nairobi county on 1/5/19 [Beverlyne Musili,Standard]

?With an easy smile that lights up his round face revealing the gap in his upper teeth, Congolese rhumba maestro Wuta Mayi takes his eyes off the plate of fried fish and osuga (African nightshade) to acknowledge our arrival.

Elegantly dressed, the former TPOK Jazz musician has not lost his flamboyance.

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