I CIOFF RDC

The national council for promotion of congolese traditional music is a correspondant member. Its president is M. Jacques Matuetue.

The national council for promotion of congolese traditional music was co organizer of french speacking communities day in Kinshasa. And this year 2008 he organize the culture and art international festival.

His members, folk bands, take part in various national festivals and they are invited by international festivals.

Furthermore, a CIOFF youth Section was put in place by M.Orgine Milandu Zola.
(Email: cioffrdcjeune@hotmail.fr)

II Cultural life and festivals

Many festivals are organized by the state but there is more private initiatives

-Meetings of storytellers and griots, March / Kinshasa
- festival of Gungu, 8th edition June 2008 / Bandundu Province
- Festilu, lubumbachi festival, in July 2008
To promote the art of speech and traditional music endangered by new technologies and means of communications.
- International Festival of Culture and Arts (CIFA) in October 2008

- festival heart of africa, kinshasa
Support the creation Congolese
- FESPAM, Kinshasa
To promote African music

- international folklore festival childish (FIFE) in April 2009 / Kinshasa
- days of cultural diversity 2010 / Kinshasa

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