On the Rumba River (2007)

Wendo Kolosoy was a former boxer and ships mechanic from the Congo who in 1948 recorded a song called Marie Louise as Papa Wendo Wendos music an infectious blend of Latin and African rhythms took the nation by storm and he became an overnight star among the Congolese However while the sound Wendo created proved to have a lasting influence in the Congo his own fame waned and as he slipped into obscurity he watched the sad history of his nation unfold as the end of colonialism led to wave after wave of bloody violence Wendos music however has been discovered by a new generation of music fans and the aging musician continues to perform as often as he can