White, Bob W.

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Rumba rules

Rumba rules: the politics of dance music in Mobutu's Zaire

by White, Bob W.

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"Mobutu Sese Seko, who ruled Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of Congo) from 1965 until 1997, was fond of saying 'happy are those who sing and dance, ' and his regime energetically promoted the notion of culture as a national resource. During this period Zairian popular dance …