[Jonah Onyango, Standard]A mainstay of African fashion, the Kitenge, wax hollandais or Ankara fabric holds up a mirror to history. Since then, the fabric has been a mainstay of African fashion. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) for instance, Angelina is called “Ya Mado” because dancers in a video of the song were wearing the fabric pattern. Another pattern, commonly referred to as cha cha cha, evokes the 1960s legendary Congolese rumba tune titled “Independence cha cha”. In neighbouring Togo cha cha cha is referred to as the back of the chameleon.

Source: Standard Digital November 01, 2020 06:00 UTC