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Artist Name: Virunga
Genre: African Pop, Rumba (Congolese)
Country: Congo (DRC), Kenya

Artist Bio: 

Samba Mapangala's band, Virunga, takes its name from a volcano in Zaire and refers not only to the explosive energy of their sound but also points to its source. —Courtesy Calabash Music


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Feet on Fire

Released: 1994
Label: Sterns Music

 

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