Indépendance Cha Cha

The song achieved considerable successes and remains the most internationally best-known examples of the Congolese rumba.

Two of his sons, Thomas and Philippe, decided they should invite a group of Congolese musicians to the conference under the leadership of Joseph Kabasele[3] so as to keep the delegates entertained.

Longomba consulted fellow band member Franco Luambo, who stated that he could not attend because OK Jazz had preexisting engagements.

[5] For the first performance of the song at the conference, Le Grand Kallé brought together four musicians from his own band, L'African Jazz (Kasanda, Roger Izeidi, Pierre Yatula and Déchaud Mwamba) along with two members of the rival band, OK Jazz (Longomba and Armando Brazzos).

In order, these are: Jean Bolikango, Joseph Kasa-Vubu, Patrice Lumumba, Albert Kalonji, Paul Bolya, Moise Tshombe, Cléophas Kamitatu, Ferdinand Essandja and Daniel Kanza.

The song's tune and optimistic lyrics chimed with the popular mood in Africa, particularly in Francophone countries, many of them made independent in 1960 or soon after.

[8] An adaptation was made by Belgian-Congolese musician Baloji, entitled Le Jour d'Après / Siku Ya Baadaye in the album Kinshasa Succursale.