Making Waves: A Congolese Guitarist Tests His Range
Media Type |
audio
Podknife tags |
Africa
History
Music
Society & Culture
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Music
Publication Date |
Aug 10, 2022
Episode Duration |
00:24:53
When Siama Matazungidi first heard soukous music on the radio in Kinshasa, Congo, it was as if the keys to a technicolor world of sound had landed in his lap. Though Siama’s father wanted him to pursue the pious (and stable) life of priesthood, it was the guitar that became his place of prayer, and the dream of soukous stardom his calling. Of course, the pathway to manifesting a dream is never without detours and diversions. This is the story of Siama reaching beyond himself to create African music in America that connects audiences across time, traditions and generations. Produced and narrated by Abë Levine.

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