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Dec 15, 2021 • 5 tweets • 3 min read
#UrbanUpdates: UNESCO has added Rhumba music to its cultural heritage list. Rhumba, one of the most influential genres of African music & dance now has Unesco-protected status thanks to a campaign by 2 countries - the DRC & neighbouring Congo-Brazzaville." 1/5 #NewVisionAT35
They both occupy what was once the ancient kingdom of Kongo - where the sinuous dance originated according to the two nations' joint application. The word "rumba" itself comes from the Kikongo word for navel, "Nkumba". 2/5 #UrbanUpdates#NewVisionAt35