US-based Congolese musician, once based in Kenya with his Orchestre Virunga band. He is mostly remembered here for hits like Malako, Vunja Mifupa and Dunia Tunapita. Mapangala was recently in Nairobi for performances which peaked at the Ecofest 2006 last Sunday (June 4). His latest album titled Song and Dance was released early this year.

A piece of chewing gum costs $10 000 today. A banana is $50 000. A loaf of bread is now $130 000. But a musician gets $8 000 whenever his/her song is played on radio!

Mark Lule Kiggundu is a 12-year-old Ugandan boy who lives in Bedford View in Johannesburg, South Africa. He has released four songs so far. He told Rainbow's Aggie Asiimwe Konde an interesting story about his music career.

Under clear blue skies affording views of both snow capped Kilimanjaro and razor sharp Meru, Bono, lead singer for U2, one of the world's best known bands, arrived in Arusha, Tanzania's third largest city to see African development-successes and challenges, up close.

A Smorgasbord of artists from Congo, Zimbabwe and South Africa took guests at the Africa Day concert on a musical journey of their countries yesterday.