The first tube symbol of African independence, "Independance Cha Cha"

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Photo of the African jazz group in the 1960s. In the DRC, each party on June 30 is lived to the rhythm of a song that became the anthem of quickly disappointed hopes in Africa after 1960: "Independence Cha Cha". ALEXIS HUGUET / AFP

By: Sébastien Jédor Follow

In the RFI cultural event, each day that marks an anniversary of African independence, we tell you the story of a "tube" of the time. On June 30, 1960, 60 years ago, it was the independence of the Congo, which freed itself from Belgium. In this young country which would become Zaire and then the DRC, that day resounded this rumba: "Cha Cha independence".

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