Former Orchestra Virunga Band leader Samba Mapangala. Rhumba maestro Samba Mapangala will tour Kenya and Uganda in April for a series of shows. His tour is meant to quench the thirst of his fans who ...

Samba Mapangala learned about the band from his de facto manager, CC Smith, a longtime radio DJ and former editor of the defunct world-music and reggae magazine The Beat. Smith, who’s been working ...

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 ...

Congolese vocalist Samba Mapangala and the various editions of his Orchestra Virunga pop the cork on musical champagne that’s surprisingly bubbly, sweet and tangy, that tickles your senses and ...

Camille Cox of Lititz, left, and Frances Thiry of Manheim Township, both age 9, execute dance moves with a Samba Mapangala dancer onstage at Long's Park on Sunday. The East African ensemble led by ...

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 ...

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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 ...

Nairobi — In what might be considered a homecoming tour of sorts, US-based Congolese musician Samba Omar Mapangala returns to Kenya at the end of this month for a number of shows. He already has two ...

Samba Mapangala & Orchestra Virunga launch the Skirball Cultural Center's annual Sunset Concerts series tonight, July 26, 2012 at 8:00 PM. The concert, free of charge, will be held in the Skirball's ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Former Orchestra Virunga Band leader Samba Mapangala. Rhumba maestro Samba Mapangala will ...