Congolese Music

Ya Vhos and the Resonance of the Sanza Henri Ndonga’s deceptively small instrument—the thumb piano locals call sanza—created a sonic bridge between rural memory and urban modernity. Long before his …

Diaspora Notes and National Resonance When Congolese musicians relocate to Paris, they rarely sever the umbilical cord that links them to Brazzaville. Rather, they extend the nation’s cultural frontier, engaging …