Congolese Rhumba star Mbilia Bel performs during a meet and greet with her fans on Christmas Day at Safari Park Hotel ahead of her New Year's Eve concert. [Elvis Ogina, Standard] Marie-Claire Mboyo ...
Born in 1959 and brought up in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, M’bilia Bel is a Congolese rumba singer, known as the Queen of Congolese rumba. She became successful in the early 1980s when she ...
The lineup includes the Lauryn Hill-approved singer Jojo Abot, Estonian folk singer/violinist Maarja Nuut, DC go-go vets Rare Essence, Indian-classical and jazz fuser Rudresh Mahanthappa, Cuban group ...