Tango Ya Ba Wendo

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Tango Ya Ba Wendo
Directed byRoger Kwami Zinga and Mirko Popovitch
Screenplay byMirko Popovitch Kwami Zengi
Produced byAtelier Jeunes Cinéastes Ti Suka
CinematographyJean-Louis Penez
Edited byMarie-Hélène Mora
Music byWendo Kolosoy
Release date
1992
Running time
52 minutes
CountryDemocratic Republic of the Congo

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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