Indépendance Cha Cha
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"Indépendance Cha Cha" was a song performed by Joseph Kabasele from the group L'African Jazz in the popular Congolese rumba style. The song has been described as "Kabasele's most memorable song" and o
Joseph Kabasele (left) and Vicky Longomba (right) performing at the Round Table Conference in February 1960
Republic of the Congo Commemoration Independence Stamp
The Belgo-Congolese Round Table Conference was a meeting organized in two parts in 1960 in Brussels between on the one side representatives of the Congolese political class and chiefs and on the other
Indépendance Cha Cha
…considerable successes and remains the most internationally best-known examples of the Congolese rumba. In 1959, the Belgian government decided to host a Belgo-Congolese Round Table Conference in Brussels to discuss the political future of the Belgian Congo. One of the Congolese delegates to the conference was politician Daniel Kanza. Two of…
Opening meeting of the Belgo-Congolese Round Table Conference on 20 January 1960
Kasa-Vubu seated at the Conference
Jean Bolikango seated at the Conference
Patrice Lumumba with members of the MNC-L delegation