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Libanga: Dropping Names and Making Money
With the collapse of CD sales, and little to share out from concerts, Congolese musicians have turned to a kind of professional praise singing called Libanga. It's keeping musicians paid but is it ruining the music too? We've asked Mila Kimbuini, a Congolese journalist with 大象传媒 Afrique.
Image: Congolese musician Fally Ipupa on stage. Photo Credit Getty Images/Richard Chapin Downs Jr/Stringer
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