Kokoko

Kinshasa’s KOKOKO! take up the junkyard Kongo-rock mantle from likes of Konono No.1 and ramp it for the 2020s with a virulent energy accelerated by electronic producer dÉbruit.

Kinshasa’s KOKOKO! take up the junkyard Kongo-rock mantle from likes of Konono No.1 and ramp it for the 2020s with a virulent energy accelerated by electronic producer dÉbruit.

Kinshasa’s KOKOKO! take up the junkyard Kongo-rock mantle from likes of Konono No.1 and ramp it for the 2020s with a virulent energy accelerated by electronic producer dÉbruit.

You can trace the seeds of Fongola back to so many different places. It began in Kinshasa, in the Ngwaka neighbourhood where DIY experimental musical instruments are made, and the Lingwala neighbourhood where Makara Bianko sings every night on electronic loops with his dancers and where the band first met. We spent our tours across Europe dreaming about what we wanted to tell the world. It was recorded in makeshift studios we built out of ping pong tables and mattresses in Kinshasa and Brussels. Finally, I spent months putting it all together in Abattoir, Anderlecht like a giant electronic puzzle with pieces that don’t fit and no blueprint.” - Débruit

In February 2021, the uniquely self-crafted instrumentation and DIY spirit of Congolese electronic collective KOKOKO! is coming to a record store near you. Handmade in Kinshasa, DRC ahead of their 2019 world tour, KOKOKO! built 8 bespoke 12" "playable sleeves" to house an upcoming Fongola Instrumentals white label release.

"Work Hard" solidifies King Ayisoba's reputation as both a shamanic performer and a restless sonic experimenter.

La nuit, Nova rêve. Depuis la création de la radio, la programmation nocturne de Nova est un espace de liberté totale, sans concession, et surtout hors format : le temps s’étend le long des perles les plus obscures et, souvent, les plus étonnantes de l’électronique down-tempo aux raretés hip-hop, en passant par les B.O. de film, le jazz et l’expérimentation en tout genre. Aujourd’hui, la nuit s’écoute en un coffret : 6 CD représentant chacun une heure de la nuit, de minuit jusqu’à l’aube, pour sublimer vos rêves et accompagner vos réveils. Un voyage onirique à travers les époques, pour une expérience musicale unique et cosmique.