AFP presents a photo essay by photographer John Wessels taken in Kinshasa between December 22 and December 24, 2023 of the rumba scene.
The city of Kinshasa is littered with Musicians, dancers and bars with live music playing until the early hours of the morning. Congolese rumba is heard through out these bars, whether it’s the old traditional rumba or the new generations of Congolese musicians using it as a base to make new sounds, and creating new instruments using waste collected along the streets.. For more pictures search SLUG: DRCONGO-MUSIC-RUMBA (Photo by JOHN WESSELS / AFP)