Katanga

Katanga may refer to:

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Katanga!

Katanga! is an album by saxophonist Curtis Amy recorded in early 1963 for the Pacific Jazz label.

Reception

AllMusic rated the album with 4 stars and reviewer Scott Yanow noted: "Amy had a fine hard bop-oriented style with a soulful sound".

Track listing

All compositions by Curtis Amy

Personnel

References

Katanga Province

Katanga is one of the provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Between 1971 and 1997 (during the rule of Mobutu Sese Seko when Congo was known as Zaire), its official name was Shaba Province.

Katanga's area is 497,000 km². Farming and ranching are carried out on the Katanga Plateau. The eastern part of the province is a rich mining region, which supplies cobalt, copper, tin, radium, uranium, and diamonds. The region's capital, Lubumbashi, is the second largest city in the Congo.

Moïse Katumbi Chapwe, a businessman, is the governor of Katanga province. He took office on 24 February 2007.

History

Copper mining in Katanga dates back over 1,000 years and mines in the region were producing standard sized ingots of copper for international transport by the end of the 1st Millennium AD.

In 1960, after the Democratic Republic of the Congo (then called Republic of the Congo) had received independence from Belgium, Katanga attempted to secede from the country. This was supported by Belgium but opposed by the Congolese Prime Minister Lumumba. It led to the Katanga Crisis (or "Congo Crisis") which lasted from 1960 to 1965. The breakaway State of Katanga existed from 1960 to 1963.