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WUMB’s Odyssey features music from just about everywhere, from Albania to Zimbabwe, on a weekly journey that moves slowly across the map to carefully illuminate the connections between neighbors, and also the greater musical community of the world. To listen to recent programs, go to our Weekend Archives page, scroll down to Odyssey and click on a show
Sept. 15- We return to central Africa and visit one of the most influential musical cultures on the continent, Congo. The city of Kinshasa has long been the center of many styles, and the history of Soukous (the energetic guitar driven dance music that had its origin there) and its close relationship with Cuban rumba is legendary. We’ll do some exploring.
