{"id":53225,"date":"2020-06-12T15:28:46","date_gmt":"2020-06-12T14:28:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/?p=53225"},"modified":"2020-06-30T10:12:36","modified_gmt":"2020-06-30T09:12:36","slug":"june-30th-1960-when-the-independence-of-congo-was-put-to-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/june-30th-1960-when-the-independence-of-congo-was-put-to-music\/","title":{"rendered":"June 30th, 1960: when the independence of Congo was put to music"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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June 30th, 1960: when the independence of Congo was put to music<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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#CongoFreedom<\/a> (introduction), a series by Vladimir Cagnolari <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It was on June 30th, 1960 when the streets of L\u00e9opoldville \u2013 now known as Kinshasa \u2013 were singing the new independence cha-cha. Evidently, music had empowered the Congolese people throughout their tumultuous history. We take a trip back in time, via the emblematic sounds of the \u201950s and \u201960s. From the huge import of Afro-Cuban records at the time of the Congolese rumba, to the emergence of a social class who claimed their right to independence \u2013 “dipanda”<\/em> \u2013 up until the assassination of Patrice Lumumba: we explore to the world of cha-chas that shaped Congolese independence.<\/strong> Running through June 30, PAM invites you to discover a new episode each weekly in our series dedicated to the Independence of present day DRC and the musical power of Rumba.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Listen to the playlist on Spotify<\/a> and Deezer<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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