Soukous: Why the dead dance to Lingala at Lang’ata cemeteryBaba Gaston aka Ilunga wa Ilunga. That’s the story of Langa’ta Cemetery. Since then, the number of Congolese musicians being buried at the cemetery has risen. As such, many have resorted to burying their dead at Lang’ata Cemetery, which was first opened in 1958. “You simply bury and go,” he explains, adding that, “having witnessed burials of close to 50 Congolese musicians at Lang’ata, I can say the situation has not improved.

Source: Standard Digital April 15, 2020 10:30 UTC