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 Traditions and customs

In Congo, statuettes are the major items : they are carved out of wood, and destined for the cult of the ancestors and spirits. Each type of statuette has specific characteristics, such as knife blades and nails for the Kongo statuettes.

 To read, see, listen

guide

Congo (Country Guides). 2006.
Adventuring in East Africa (Sierra Club Adventure Travel Guides).


books
"Travels in the Congo", "Return from Chad" by Andre Gide.
- "A season in the Congo", by Aime Cesaire.
movies - "Congo River", by Thierry Michel.
- "Lumumba", by Raoul Peck.
- "Identity Pieces", by Ngangura Dieudonné Mweze.
- "Toza é bélé", by Moussa Touré.


music - "Congo rumba on the river", by Perle d'Afrique.
- "Congo life", by Kelele.
- "Health and strength", by Daweh Congo.