The Guitar inCongolese Rumba - From playing by ear to transcription - Lindala

The partucarity and uniqueness of this work lie without a doubt in the transcription of the Congolese rumba repertoire from the 1940s to the 1980s. The result of fifteen years of musical research and practice, Lindanda ('guitar' in Lingala) offers a fresh look at the origins of congolese rumba through its pioneers, with an examination of Wendo Kolosoy, Kabasele, Jean Bosco, Dr Nico Kasanda, and Luambo. The book talks about the guitarists and their contributions to Congolese music. Listeners and lovers of rumba see their story told through the tale of Maman Lisanga, whose radio in the streets of Leopoldville was instrumental in giving an entire generation a taste for music.