| On the Rumba River | 
 enlarge | Director: Jacques Sarasin
Actor: Wendo Kolosoy
Studio: FIRST RUN FEATURES
Category: DVD
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Sales Rank: 48898
Format: Color, Dvd-video, Ntsc, Subtitled, Widescreen
Language: English (Subtitled)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: DVD
Running Time: 82 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 913478
UPC: 720229913478
EAN: 0720229913478
ASIN: B001CP1UN8
Release Date: October 21, 2008
Theatrical Release Date: 2006
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Product Description
Traveling up and down the majestic Congo river on a rickety boat, the young orphan Antoine 'Wendo' Kolosoy composed his first songs on a beat up old guitar. As his talent was revealed and his reputation grew, the government banned his music, fearful the joyful rhythms would stir unrest.
Wendo's first album, released in 1948, made him the superstar of Congolese Rumba. But as Congo suffered under the dictator Mobutu, he was reduced to beggarhood. In the late 1990s, older and wiser, Wendo made his comeback. Featuring stunning images and unforgettable music and interviews, this enjoyable film joins Wendo as he journeys across Congo, playing his joyful music, searching for old band-mates - "an eyeopening view into the spirit of the Congolese people, and a beautiful and warm-hearted portrait of a singer who seems at times the beating heart of a country." (Chris Barsanti, Film Journal International)
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