Editing Belgian Congo (section)

===Music===
In popular music, Latin music such as rumba was introduced from Cuba in the 1930s and 1940s during the colonial era, and Latin music was played extensively in the Belgian Congo. In the 1950s, American jazz was also widely accepted as African jazz. In 1956, [[Franco Luambo|Franco]] formed OK Jazz (later renamed TPOK Jazz).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.globalrhythm.net/WorldMusicLegends/Franco.cfm |title=World Music Legends: Franco |last=Al Angeloro |date=March 2005 |work=Global Rhythm |publisher=Zenbu Media |access-date=30 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928055648/http://www.globalrhythm.net/WorldMusicLegends/Franco.cfm |archive-date=28 September 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[Le Grand Kallé|Joseph Kabasele]], also known as ''Le Grand Kallé'' (The Great Kallé), formed African Jazz. House bands became popular, and rumba congolaise were formed. Marlo Mashi is a musician of the same era. Congo's popular music evolved from continental rhythm, church music, Ghana's high life, and traditional Congo music.