Mbongwana Star and Congo Contemporaries

Kinshasa is one of Africa's largest cities, and its rich music scene has expanded far beyond traditional forms like rumba and soukous. Plugged in and ready to rock, Congolese bands like junkyard-percussion group Konono Nº1, sprawling rhythmic collective Kasai Allstars, and studio avant-gardists Mbongwana Star have brought a fierce yet always groovy edge to the nation's pulse.