Keyword 'Voayge'
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History Resistance Repression Water Politics Violence Colonialism Scenery Singing War Music
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Congo River - Beyond Darkness
Thierry Michel Congo 2006
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On the Rumba River - Wendo
Jacques Sarasin Congo 2007
Travelling up and down the majestic river Congo on a disheveled boat, the young orphan Antoine Kolosoy composed his first songs on a beat up old guitar. As he gained renown, the young “Wendo,” as he was now known, was persecuted by the church and his music banned by the Belgian Colonial authorities, who feared his joyful rhythms would stir unrest. |


