Tango Ya Ba Wendo Explained

Tango Ya Ba Wendo
Director:Roger Kwami Zinga and Mirko Popovitch
Producer:Atelier Jeunes Cinéastes Ti Suka
Runtime:52 minutes
Country:Democratic Republic of the Congo
Screenplay:Mirko Popovitch Kwami Zengi
Cinematography:Jean-Louis Penez
Editing:Marie-Hélène Mora
Music:Wendo Kolosoy

Tango Ya Ba Wendo is a 1992 documentary film.

Synopsis

Tango Ya Ba Wendo is the name given to the 40s and 50s in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, a time when Antoine Kolosoyi, called Wendo, the pioneer of Zairian rumba, triumphed. In 1992, Wendo is almost 70 years old. The old singer and adventurer tells of his life, his mother as a traditional singer, his first job – as a mechanic, his beginning in songs during colonial times, followed by success and then oblivion.

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