As a child, he received his education at a Catholic mission school in Kilo, Orientale Province.

Several Congolese volunteers enrolled, including Paul Panda Farnana, Joseph Adipanga, and Kudjabo.

Kudjabo fought during the Siege of Namur, but was captured by the German Army at Lives-sur-Meuse on 23 August, together with Farnana and Adipanga.

In addition, they used a Melanesian drum for the recording, underlining the creation of a composite "image of exotic otherness".

[10] Albert Kudjabo's sound recording was used in the art installation "...and to those North Sea waves whispering sunken stories" by Sammy Baloji.