Category: Belgium

• A classy comp’ of Congolese music in Belgium, ‘Les Belgicains: Na Tango Ya Covadia 1964​-​70’ is a curation of student orchestras in Belgium

  

  This is a fascinating insight into a period of post-colonial musical history and the experiences of trailblazing young Congolese artists in Belgium. The compilation Les Belgicains – Na Tango Ya Covadia 1964-1970 tells the stories of the first Congolese student orchestras – referred to during that time as ‘Les Belgicains’ – and has been supervised…

  WTM

  June 7, 2024

  Belgium, Congo

  Belgium, Brussels, Congo, Congolese student orchestras, Covadia, Léon Bukasa, Les Belgicains, Na Tango Ya Covadia, Ngoma, Nikiforos Cavvadias, Roger Verbestel, Studio Madeleine, Wendo Kolosoy