The late Papa Wemba was one of rumba's biggest stars One of the most influential genres of African music and dance, Congolese rumba, now has Unesco-protected status. It is the culmination of ...

Lucy Duran concludes her thousand-mile road journey in search of Cuba's musical roots. 3/3: She visits Matanzas, the birthplace of two crucial musical styles, rumba and danzon. Show more Lucy Duran ...

Last weekend was sadly not one for the books for Chris Ramsey on Strictly Come Dancing as he became the latest contestant to get the boot. However, newly released audio from the weekend's dances has ...

Rumba or “nkumba” (navel in kikongo) in its original form, describes the joining and rubbing of the navels, a dance which marked the celebrations for the populations of the Kingdom of Kongo (which ...