{"product_id":"christmas-in-the-congo","title":"Christmas In The Congo","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn forming and guiding the \u003cstrong\u003eTroubadours du Roi Baudouin\u003c\/strong\u003e, Father Guido Haazen chose to add a new and marvelous chapter to the long history of African influence in music.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe curiously irreverent jazz that was played at the New Orleans funerals is indebted to this influence; the poignant spirituals of the plantations recall their melancholy roots; the sambas and the marchas composed for the Mardi Gras Carnivals in Rio de Janeiro pulsate with similar rhythms; and today's gospel music strongly reflects its African source.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe musical richness of the environment was immediately apparent to Father Haazen upon arriving in the Congo in 1953. Soon he had assembled forty-five boys, from the ages of nine to fourteen and fifteen teachers, into a choir (with a percussion section added) that has since gained world renown as the \u003cem\u003eTroubadours du Roi Baudouin\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"No Label","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50530280177995,"sku":"369527","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/266d3dc6-66fb-43f9-8d6e-a77a7c0fa98b_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1728075651","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/fr\/products\/christmas-in-the-congo","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}