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Congolese Artists Rely on Unusual System of Political Patronage

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Why Congo’s poor musicians name-drop powerful people like politicians in their tracks

Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo – JC Kibombo, aka Professa Zikfull, a 32-year-old rumba singer and songwriter, was paying tribute to Congolese music legend Papa Wemba at a bar in this eastern city last year when he noticed a familiar, and powerful, figure watching him. Josue Mufula, a politician who plans to run when, and if,…

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