Joseph Kasa-Vubu
Known For & Full Filmography3 Titles
Movie - 1962, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
In Congo during the revolution, an Italian journalist is in love with the wife of a Belgian businessman.
Movie - 2019, 2h 15m • as Self - Politician (archive footage)
How African artists have spread African culture all over the world, especially music, since the harsh years of decolonization, trying to offer a nicer portrait of this amazing continent, historically known for tragic subjects, such as slavery, famine, war and political chaos.
Movie - 2021, 2h 15m • as Self - Politician (archive footage)
In the fifties, when the future Democratic Republic of Congo was still a Belgian colony, an entire generation of musicians fused traditional African tunes with Afro-Cuban music to create the electrifying Congolese rumba, a style that conquered the entire continent thanks to an infectious rhythm, captivating guitar sounds and smooth vocals.