BALOJI
This Congolese, born in 1978 in Lubumbashi, grew up in
Belgium. After a first album - Hotel Impala - which marks the spirits Baloji
part in Kinshasa with two accomplices and Didier Cyril Harrison Likeng. Their
mission: to record the second album Baloji in the DRC, with the means at hand
and local artists. "Everything was ready, nothing was written, everything
was improvised! "For a week, the musicians of the pot will then scroll
Congo: a trio of balafon, voices of all colors, words or storyteller who
defeated evil, toaster or soul sister, the band Zaiko Langa Langa, in full, as
the Konono No 1 and Likembé, all grace, a choir in the name also predestined
that of the band ... the most Trusted blowing on bagpipes DIY, retyped, scarred
by the ravages of time. Clearly, this new album is an original soundtrack which
fits on the fertile soil of its roots: the traditional rumba, retro-futuristic
style, traditional-modern, the swaying mutuashi, the most powerful sebene,
leading to the soukous but also the whole acoustic folk, ska and roots reggae
lover, the local sauce, afro-funk style Nigerian ... Here is "Kinshasa"
to be released Nov. 21 at Crammed Discs.
LA FINE ÉQUIPE
Originally from Marseille and
Paris, La Fine Equipe is a crew consisting of 4 beatmakers, magicians of
machines, pads, synths and samplers that appeared on the screens in 2008, by the
grace of a first instrumental album "The Bakery". An explosive
cocktail recipes steeped in the sound of the 70s. On the menu: lemon tart
funky, soulful strawberry shortbread, brioche and cream puffs jazzy, all with
an aftertaste of fur Donuts Jay Dee and Madlib topped. This will be a hit for the
Fnac. The Fine Équipe move to the radio, especially on Nova that follows and
supports them from the beginning, and will multiply lives, dj sets and
collaborations (Jneiro Jarel, Wax Tailor, Onra ...). In 2009, a mixtape,
"Fantastic JJ Project" and then in 2010, a new album "Fantastic
Planet" featuring MC Mattic in with the Danish singer Astrid Engberg and
rappers A State of Mind (ASM). Follow a mixtape of 13 previously unpublished
from these recording sessions. Sweets and other delicacies were to fail in this
group since last June, he presented the table with "La Boulangerie
2". On this instrumental disc, the Fine kneaded his team the past 50 years
to the sauce electro-hip hop, all wrapped in numerous collaborations.
