Tag Archives: Central Africa
Here’s the new tune by Congolese Afro-fusion and reggae sextet NZELA. The song, which follows their 2019 album Kongo Rêvlution, features singer/songwriter and producer Pablo U WA as backing vocals and fully embodies the Bantou-reggae style quintessential of the band. Find more into on the official website: https://nzelamusic.com/actualites
GKBL is a Walloon duo formed by Germaine Kobo and Bella Lawson. The two musicians joined forces back in 2017 during Babel Med Festival in Marseille and since then, they developed their very own sound built on Afro-Futurism, Afro-Punk, Congolese traditional influences and electronic arrangements. ‘Bella Makossa’ is their upcoming single...
Check out the 2nd single extracted from Congolese Kasai All-Stars‘ brand new album Black Ants Always Fly Together, One Bangle Makes No Sound, out on Belgian label Crammed Discs. “This is the story behind the lyrics: in certain villages of the Basongye people, someone occasionally plays the part of...
We’re still a few months away from the release of Ngbaka… In mid-November, Moshi Moshi Records will indeed finally unearth the debut EP of Congolese band Fulu Miziki and their “music from the garbage”: https://fulumiziki.bandcamp.com/album/ngbaka-ep In the meantime, enjoy their new single & video ‘Ok Seke Bien’ featuring Sekelembele...
Rendez-vous with Lucas for a beginner’s guide to Baloji – the multi-faceted artist from DRC via Belgium making some of the most inventive Afrofuturist music and visuals about. Track List 1. Baloji – Le Reste Du Monde [from Hotel impala, EMI Music Belgium, 2007] 2. Baloji – Congo Eza Ya Biso [from Kinshasa Succursale; Crammed Discs,...
2020 marks 60 years since independence for 17 African countries. For his latest Rendez-Vous à Bobo, Rhythm Passport’s Lucas Keen revisits 1960 sometimes known as ‘The Year of Africa’ to explore the euphoria and cultural renaissance of the epoch that followed via music from Nigeria, Congo, Burkina Faso and Mali....