Kidum, the quintessential African musician. He sings in Kirundi and Swahili. His songs cut across ethnicity, languages and countries. They are songs whose tunes are expressive. Simple but seductive.

All crispy in a long white top and pants with matching black and white shoes, a composed Jean-Pierre Nimbona aka Kidum gestures with a warm friendly touch. His six member-band, also strutting the ...