The Democratic Republic of Congo is a complex place, and a country with a history of war and suffering; it is estimated that war, disease and malnutrition are killing 45,000 Congolese every month.
But in disparity there can still be hope, and music can be an excellent vehicle for finding it. Enter Lopango ya Banka (translation: House of the Ancestors), an initiative founded in 1997 in order to help Congolese children and teenagers learn more about the country of their origin. The main goal of the initiative is the development of an open political mindset and the maintenance of Congolese culture.
