FALLY IPUPA: (Singing in non-English language). RASCOE: That's "Formule 7," the title track from Fally Ipupa's latest album. And he joins us now from Paris. Welcome to the program. IPUPA: Yes, thank ...

The slow-paced soukous music and its fast-paced subgenre ndombolo, both of which are sang in Lingala and French and feature curvaceous women in their alluring booty-shaking dance styles did not rub ...

Renowned Congolese Rumba and Lingala music kingpin Koffi Olomide entertained fans at Nairobi's Aboretum during the bi-monthly Koroga festival. The artiste, popularly known as Mopao Mokonzi, arrived in ...

Fally Ipupa is taking the Congo global. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "FORMULE 7") FALLY IPUPA: (Singing in non-English language). RASCOE: That's "Formule 7," the title track from Fally Ipupa's latest album.

If you value independent local news, become a sustainer today. Your gift could help unlock a $1M challenge. RASCOE: That's "Formule 7," the title track from Fally Ipupa's latest album. And he joins us ...