Jupiter & Okwess – Bengai Yo
https://amf.didiermary.fr/jupiter-okwess-bengai-yo/
Discovered in 2006 thanks to Jupiter’s Dance, a documentary about the new music scene in Kinshasa, and still one of its iconic – even heroic – members, Jupiter Bonkodji (Jupiter & Okwess) released his EP Troposphère 13 in 2016, produced with Damon Albarn and Warren Ellis, three years after his exuberant first album “Hotel Univers,” […]
Short documentary on Kasai Allstars
https://amf.didiermary.fr/short-documentary-kasai-allstars/
Kasai Allstars, known from the Congotronics albums, before they were famous, in a short documentary… This is electrified traditional rhythms and music, with a Punk twist… More…
Baloji Feat. Konono N°1 – Karibu Ya Bintou
https://amf.didiermary.fr/baloji-konono-n1-karibu-ya-bintou/
“Karibu Ya Bintou” comes from Baloji‘s album “Kinshasa Succursale.“
Video shot in the streets of Kinshasa.
Electric thumb piano (aka likembé) played by Konono N°1, the legendary Congolese band whose junkyard sonics and trademark “Congotronics” sound has had a major influence on the electronic and indie rock scenes.
Kasai Allstars – The Large Bird, the Woman and the Baby
https://amf.didiermary.fr/kasai-allstars-large-bird-woman-baby-remix/
The Large Bird, the Woman and the Baby is the track picked by the band for their 3rd music video: they were inspired by the supernatural atmosphere which, they felt, is a great illustration to the song’s tale of magic.
The Kinshasa DRC collective pursues its productive streak: elected by numerous publications [...]
KOKOKO!
https://amf.didiermary.fr/azo-toke-kokoko/
KOKOKO! is an offshoot of Fulu Miziki Kolektiv, with French producer Débruit. Electronic music direct from Congo, mixing standard instruments with homemade ones.
Konono n°1 meets Batida – Nlele Kalusimbiko
https://amf.didiermary.fr/konono-n1-meets-batida-nlele-kalusimbiko/
Video for “Nlele Kalusimbiko” featuring AF Diaphra on vocals and Papa Juju on guitar, filmed in Portugal.
For this new album, the legendary Congolese band has joined forces with acclaimed Angolan/Portuguese artist Batida aka Pedro Coquenão. Along with producer Vincent Kenis, they convened in Batida’s garage-cum-studio in [...]
Montparnasse Musique – Bonjour
https://amf.didiermary.fr/montparnasse-musique-bonjour/
The track “Bonjour” features Muambuyi and Mopero Mupemba from Kasai Allstars and is taken from Montparnasse Musique’s album Archeology.
Underground to overground. Forest to metropolis. North Africa and South Africa, meeting up, digging down, finding gold in the seams. Here, at the intersection of club floor and ritual, of electronics and [...]
Konono n°1 playlist
https://amf.didiermary.fr/konono-congotronics/
Le style de Konono n°1, c’est tout un ensemble de rythmiques qui vous hypnotisent et vous amènent aux portes de la transe (pianos à pouces ou sanza/likembe, et percussions bricolés avec des morceaux de métal et des pièces de voitures recyclés) appuyées par […]
Congotronics Playlist on Spotify
https://amf.didiermary.fr/congotronics-playlist/
Listen to Kasai Allstars, Konono N°1, Staff Benda Bilili and more in my Congotronics playlist on Spotify (if you still use this platform – there’s a bandcamp link below, too).
Konono n°1 was founded over 25 years ago by Mingiedi, a virtuoso of the likembé (the traditional instrument sometimes called “sanza” […]
Masanka Sankayi – Il ne faut pas intervenir
https://amf.didiermary.fr/masanka-sankayi-faut-pas-intervenir/
This short video shows members of the band that would later be known as Kasai Allstars. What would become CongoPunk! Masanka Sankayi was a Congolese band, the result from fusion of Masanka and Orchestre Sankaï.
African Music Forum (AMF)
