Rumba Rules, New Genealogies

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Rumba Rules, New Genealogies

2020

1h 48m

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Rumba Rules, New Genealogies offers an enjoyable, rough-edged glimpse into the music scene of Kinshasa, with impromptu shots drawing the viewer into jam sessions on plastic chairs, and the quest for perfection at the studio.

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