Beyond Brazil
Jupiter & Okwess
Kinsonic
Tracks
02 – Musonsu
03 – Ofakombolo
04 – Benanga
05 – Pondjo pondjo
06 – Emikele ngamo
07 – Nkoy
08 – Nzele momi
09 – Le temps passé
10 – Ekombe
11 – Bengai yo
Length: 38:37
All tracks written by Jupiter Bokondji Ilola, except track 1 (Nelly Liyenge and Ilola), tracks 2 & 9 (Montana Kinunu Ntunu and Ilola), tracks 4 & 5 (Yende Balamba Bongongo and Ilola), and track 10 (Ntunu, Bongongo, and Ilola).
Musicians
Jupiter Bokondji Ilola: lead vocals and percussionMontana Kinunu: drums and vocals
Yende Balamba: bass and vocals
Eric Malu-Malu: guitars
Richard Kabanga: guitars
Blaise Sewika: percussion and backing vocals
Warren Ellis: overdub, keyboards and violin on tracks 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9 & 10
Damon Albarn: keyboards on tracks 2 & 11
Sandrine Bonnaire: additional vocals on track 9
“Shulé” Anderson Bilomba Mubiayi: guitar on track 9
Sample Track
Here's a sample track from Kinsonic. This is “Pondjo pondjo,” written by Yende Balamba Bongongo and Jupiter Bokondji Ilola. (If you don't see the audio player below, please update your browser. The file might take 30 seconds or more to load, depending on the speed of your internet connection and CPU.)Website: Jupiter Bokondji
Record label: Everloving Records
Angélique Kidjo
Remain in Light
Tracks
02 – Crosseyed and painless/ Lady
03 – The great curve
04 – Once in a lifetime
05 – Houses in motion
06 – Seen and not seen
07 – Listening wind
08 – The overload
Length: 61:01
All songs written by David Byrne, Brian Eno, Christopher Frantz, Jerry Harrison, and Martina Weymouth, except “Lady” written by Fela Anikulapo Kuti. Horn arrangements by Martín Perna, except tracks 1 & 4.
Musicians
Angélique Kidjo: vocalsJeff Bhasker: keyboards
Magatte Sow: percussion
Martín Perna: flute; tenor and baritone saxes
Raymond Mason: trombone
Todd Simon: trumpet and flugelhorn
Rody Cereyon: bass on tracks 2, 3 & 5
Pino Paladino: bass on tracks 1, 4 & 6
Abraham Laboriel: additional bass on track 1
Devonté Hynes: guitar solo on track 3
Ezra Koenig : vocals on track 7
Tony Allen: drums on tracks 2 & 5
Charles Haynes: drums on track 4
Dominic James: guitars on tracks 1, 2, 3, 4 & 7
Lionel Loueke: guitars on tracks 5, 6 & 8
Sample Track
Here's a sample track from Remain in Light. This is “Born under punches (The heat goes on).” (If you don't see the audio player below, please update your browser. The file might take 30 seconds or more to load, depending on the speed of your internet connection and CPU.)Website: www.kidjo.com
Record label: Kravenworks Records
Distribution: Amazon and iTunes
Chancha Via Circuito
Bienaventuranza
Tracks
02 – Ilaló
03 – Barú
04 – Nadie lo riega
05 – Sierra Nevada
06 – Niño hermoso
07 – El señor del flautín (interlude)
08 – La victoria
09 – Kawa kawa
10 – Alegría
Length: 42:42
All tracks composed by Pedro Canale, except track 1 (William Centellas), track 8 (Victoria Fabrice & Lido Pimienta), and track 11 (Pedro Canale and Federico Estevez).
Musicians
Pedro Canale: electronic beats, synths, flutes, balafón and charango; voices on tracks 9 & 12Federico Estevez: percussion
Heidi Lewandowski: voice and lyrics on track 9; flute on track 11
Mateo Kingman Pedernera: voice and lyrics on track 2
Miriam García: voice on track 4
Gianluca Zonzini: voice on track 6
Manuel Schaller: theremin on track 6
Lido Pimienta: voice and lyrics on track 8
Manu Ranks: voice and lyrics on track 8
Sample Track
Here's a sample track from Bienaventuranza. This is “Sierra Nevada,” written by Pedro Canale. (If you don't see the audio player below, please update your browser. The file might take 30 seconds or more to load, depending on the speed of your internet connection and CPU.)Website: Chancha Via Circuito
Record label: Wonderwheel Recordings
Distribution: Amazon and iTunes