Why I am so deeply familiar with Congolese music. The answer is historical, geographical, and lived. Between 1992 and 1994, there was virtually no organised music production in South Sudan. Those were years of displacement and survival. During that period, many of us lived along the borderlands of Uganda and the Congo, particularly in Kaya, Morobo, and Yondo. In these places, Congolese music, especially Lingala, was not foreign. It was the dominant sound of daily life.Remember none of us underst