Spleen Cringe wrote:-
The Congo?

Now you're talking!

Konono No 1

Really lovely stuff, Nigel, and thanks for drawing our attention to it, but do you know what the music in that video you linked to developed from? If not then listen to this fabulous 1952 track (from when it still was called "The Belgian Congo") of the great Baziri Teofili reciting whilst he plays his mbira and then ask yourself where rap came from.