From Kinshasa

by Mbongwana Star

From Kinshasa cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 19 May 2015
  • Label: World Circuit
  • Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Length: 47:34
  • Community rating: 3.6/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Formed by former members of Staff Benda Bilili, the Congolese collective partnered with Irish producer Doctor L to create a radically futuristic African dance record. The traditional soukous rhythms and rumba vocals are violently filtered through heavy post-punk distortion, dub echoes, and abrasive electronic production. The groundbreaking fusion won massive international acclaim for reinventing the contemporary sound of Kinshasa.

Genres

Descriptors: rhythmic, repetitive, electronic, percussive, sampling, ensemble

Tracklist

  1. From Kinshasa to the moon (2:24)
  2. Sh茅gu茅 (5:17)
  3. Ngansh茅 (6:13)
  4. Masob茅l茅 (3:51)
  5. Coco Blues (5:39)
  6. Malukayi (feat. Konono N掳1) (6:00)
  7. Suzanna (4:32)
  8. Kimpala (4:28)
  9. Kala (4:04)
  10. 1 million c'est quoi? (5:02)

Credits

  • Mbongwana Star - primary artist, performer
  • Cubain Kabeya - drums, written-by, guitar, vocal
  • Jean-Claude Kamina Mulodi - guitar, vocals, written-by
  • R9 - guitar, vocals
  • Randy Makana Kalambayi - percussion, drums, vocals, membranophone, vocal
  • Coco Yakala Ngambali - vocals, written-by, vocal
  • Rodrick Matuzolele Dialungana - vocals, vocal
  • Sage - vocals

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