Kenya has recently gained from the influx of young Zaire Musicians who have occupied every popular night spot in major towns. The Rumba Japan is a popular group of young Congolese who perform live music at the popular Simmers restaurant in down town Nairobi.

For new comers to the town, Simmers is a place where both music and the flow of foreign language meet .Here you meet people who speak both Lingala and French, two languages which are not so common in Nairobi. It is here also that that the art of dressing reveals it's all so does the latest dancing styles.

Tourists more so the French speaking ones frequent this night spot to have fun and sample local beer and sometimes natural beauty of African women. Last night, I attended the musical gala that proved the popularity test of Lingala and Rumba from various groups.

Decades of civil stiff in the DRC were reminiscent of the message that the young Congolese sought to convey in their songs. Although most of the songs are love songs, peace and reconciliation was also evident in the lyrics.

With artists calling for a peaceful world where races and communities co-existed, the message seemed to be put to practice in Simmers. On the dancing floor were western tourists dancing with local ladies, as were Kenyans not to mentions the bandsmen themselves who are only years old in Kenya.

As the music blared from the sound equipment people from the diverse cultures mingled freely and enjoyed the music never mind few could understand Lingala the lingua franca used in the songs.

Keywords:  Kenya congo_kinshasa culture