The lineup for the 2014 Congo Square Rhythms Festival (March 22-23) features many notable headliners, including the 'bhangra funk' group Red Baraat, pictured here, the legendary Haitian band Boukman ...

Rapper Baloji was born in the Democratic Republic of Congo but raised in Belgium. He's built a reputation for incorporating Congolese music into his mix, though he mostly raps in French, his deep ...

Gims, formerly Maitre Gims, is a fantastically successful French-Congolese singer, rapper, producer and songwriter. Born in Congo the son of Djanana Djuna, one of Papa Wemba's singers in the band Viva ...

Ricardo Lemvo was born and raised in Congo, but his musical influences stretch across continents. It's a distinctive sound that draws from the guitar-laced rumba of his native Congo and the ...