Alan Brain

Washington, D. C.

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The Rumba Kings - Best Diaspora Documentary - Africa Movie Academy Awards
(2022)
The Rumba Kings - Best Feature Documentary - Festival International du Cinema de Kinshasa
(2022)
The Rumba Kings - Best Soundtrack - The African Film Festival (TAFF)
(2022)
The Rumba Kings - Best Music Documentary - Melbourne Documentary Film Festival
(2021)
The Rumba Kings - Best Documentary - Doc N´Roll Film Festival in London
(2021)

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The Rumba Kings (2021 - 2022)
Documentary by Shift Visual Lab LLC Director & Editor The Rumba Kings celebrates the epic quest of Congolese Rumba. The music that helped the Congo fight colonial oppression, find freedom and forge a new identity. In the 1950s, when the Democratic Republic of the Congo was a Belgian colony, a generation of Congolese musicians fused traditional African rhythms with Afro-Cuban music to create the electrifying beat of Congolese Rumba. A beat that would carry Congo through its independence and captivate the entire African continent with its infectious groove, mesmerizing guitar licks, and smooth vocals. Featuring music by Franco Luambo and OK Jazz, Grand Kallé and African Jazz and Docteur Nico and African Fiesta Sukisa.