Comments on: DR Congo: A musical roundup

By: El Oso » Archive » The Symphonic Orchestra of the Democratic Republic of Congo

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 16:22:38 +0000

[...] This is exactly what I mean when I talk about art for the sake of art. I love the smile on the barber after he’s done singing. [via Michael and Elia] [...]

By: Bea Olsen

Bea Olsen — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 15:13:40 +0000

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By: Musique du Congo « Africa is a Country

Musique du Congo « Africa is a Country — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 21:09:55 +0000

[...] Global Voices Online recently featured a great post with videos and links to songs, blogs, and audio reports that captures current developments in Congolese (DRC) music. It includes the music video, above, by the hip hop artist Baloji’s about Congo’s violent history, is one of the songs featured in the post. [...]

By: Sean

Sean — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 20:26:13 +0000

Thanks for the link to my post about the Kinshasa Symphony Orchestra!

By: dj.henri

dj.henri — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 10:39:17 +0000

Please don’t forget Soukous Radio (http://soukous.org). It is the longest-running station playing African and Caribbean music online. Almost half our 3,800 tracks are Congolese.

By: Noli Irritare Leones » Blog Archive » African ingenuity blogwatch

Noli Irritare Leones » Blog Archive » African ingenuity blogwatch — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:05:01 +0000

[...] DR Congo: A musical roundup. [...]

By: David Noyes

David Noyes — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:32:06 +0000

Thank you for this post.
As one who devotes much time to the promotion of Congolese music, I very much appreciate that you have represented a wide range of styles here on this page.
Thanks again
David Noyes
Ambiance Congo
WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond

By: Paula Góes

Paula Góes — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 23:56:55 +0000

Fantastic piece Elia! Thank you for showing this side of Congo.