Indépendance Cha Cha
"Indépendance Cha Cha" (French; "Independence cha cha") was a song performed by Joseph Kabasele (best known by his stage name Le Grand Kallé) from the group L'African Jazz in the popular African Rumba style. The song has been described as "Kabasele's most memorable song" and one of the first Pan-African hits.
| "Indépendance Cha Cha" | |
|---|---|
| Song by L'African Jazz | |
| Language | Lingala Kikongo and French |
| Released | January 27, 1960 |
| Genre | Congolese rumba |
| Length | 3:05 |
| Label | Fonior |
| Songwriter(s) | Joseph "Grand Kallé" Kabasele and Franklin Boukaka |
The song were composed by Grand Kallé and Franklin Boukaka, and first performed in 1960, the so-called Year of Africa, to celebrate the imminent independence of the Belgian Congo (the modern-day and Democratic Republic of the Congo). The song achieved considerable successes and remains the most internationally best-known examples of the Congolese Rumba.
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