A promotional tour to Los Angeles brought him to KPFK’s "Afrodicia" on Sat. May 16, 2 pm Pacific time, 90.7 FM, streaming and archived at KPFK.org, and KXLU’s "Groove Time" 88.9 FM, 6 pm Pacific time, streaming at KXLU.com, for interviews.
June 20: Kennedy Center, Washington DC, UN World Refugee Day 6 p.m.
July 9: Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, PA
July 10: Midsummer Night Swing, Lincoln Center, New York City
July 11: Nyati Lounge, 543 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr., Jersey City, NJ
August: European tour, details to be announced
October 9-10: Richmond Folk Festival, Richmond VA
His latest releases are African Classics: Samba Mapangala & Virunga from Sheer Sound, a greatest-hits CD compilation available internationally, and Virunga Live on Tour, a digital-only release available from CDBaby.com and iTunes that captures the charismatic performance and sublime African dance grooves of East Africa’s most beloved singer.
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i just want to say that samba mapangala is one of the best singer a roun d in d.r.c that,s my best friend he and i, was tutored by a same person is name is jean bosco bayabo so and we went with thi career thank ouy misha,mfum don carmelo belascony.