Rumba w Kinszasie - AFP

AFP presents a photo essay by photographer John Wessels taken in Kinshasa between December 22 and December 24, 2023 of the rumba scene. The city of Ki...

A dancer preforms at a live music show in the famous Matonge neighbourhood in Kinshasa on December 24, 2023. The city of Kinshasa is littered with Mus...

Musician and artist Jeje plays his make shift drums, fashioned out of waste found along the streets in Kinshasa on December 24, 2023. The city of Kins...

Musician and artist Jeje wears his costume made out of 1900 of his make shift plastic waste bottle trumpets in Kinshasa on December 24, 2023. The city...

Musician and artist Jeje wears his costume made out of 1900 of his make shift plastic waste bottle trumpets in Kinshasa on December 24, 2023. The city...

A man dances at a bar in the famous Matonge Neighbourhood in Kinshasa on December 24, 2023. The city of Kinshasa is littered with Musicians, dancers a...

Musician and artist Jeje plays his makeshift drums, fashioned out of waste found along the streets in Kinshasa on December 24, 2023. The city of Kinsh...

Singer Rachel Nyangombe records a new single in a small music studio in Kinshasa on December 24, 2023. The city of Kinshasa is littered with Musicians...

Musician and artist Jeje wears his costume made out of 1900 of his make shift plastic waste bottle trumpets in Kinshasa on December 24, 2023. The city...

Musician and artist Jeje wears his costume made out of 1900 of his make shift plastic waste bottle trumpets in Kinshasa on December 24, 2023. The city...

A young girls walks past a mask fashioned out of waste found along the streets in Kinshasa on December 24, 2023. The city of Kinshasa is littered with...

Singer Rachel Nyangombe tests a xylophone during a recording session in a small music studio in Kinshasa on December 24, 2023. The city of Kinshasa i...

Singer Rachel Nyangombe (L) listens to a beat with a producer during a recording session in a small music studio in Kinshasa on December 24, 2023. The...

A music producer takes a break at a small recording studio in Kinshasa on December 24, 2023. The city of Kinshasa is littered with Musicians, dancers...

Singer Rachel Nyangombe tests a xylophone during a recording session in a small music studio in Kinshasa on December 24, 2023. The city of Kinshasa is...

Singer Rachel Nyangombe sings during a recording session in a small music studio in Kinshasa on December 24, 2023. The city of Kinshasa is littered wi...

Singer Rachel Nyangombe attends a recording in a small music studio in Kinshasa on December 24, 2023. The city of Kinshasa is littered with Musicians,...

Singer Rachel Nyangombe attends a recording in a small music studio in Kinshasa on December 24, 2023. The city of Kinshasa is littered with Musicians,...

A dancer preforms at a live music show in the famous Matonge neighbourhood in Kinshasa on December 24, 2023. The city of Kinshasa is littered with Mus...

Rumba guitarist Alagy (C), who is one of the first generation of rumba guitarists, plays at a live music show in the famous Matonge neighbourhood in K...

Musician and artist Jeje plays his makeshift trumpet, fashioned out of old medicine bottles, during a recording session in a small music studio in Kin...

Rumba guitarist Dawa, who is one of the first generation of rumba guitarists, plays at a live music show in the famous Matonge neighbourhood in Kinsha...

A man records a rumba group at a live music show in the famous Matonge neighbourhood in Kinshasa on December 24, 2023. The city of Kinshasa is littere...

Famous Congolese rumba guitarist, Vicko Tengwa Mupassa, plays his guitar in Kinshasa on December 24, 2023. The city of Kinshasa is littered with Music...

Two musicians dance at night in an empty street in downtown Kinshasa on December 23, 2023. The city of Kinshasa is littered with Musicians, dancers an...

Singer Rachel Nyangombe sings during a performance in Kinshasa on December 22, 2023. The city of Kinshasa is littered with Musicians, dancers and bars...

A guitarist smokes a cigarette as he plays during a live music show in downtown Kinshasa on December 22, 2023. The city of Kinshasa is littered with M...

Singer and dancer Nelia Liyenge sings at a live music show in downtown Kinshasa on December 22, 2023. The city of Kinshasa is littered with Musicians,...