Iboto Ngenge by Ngwaka Son Systéme

Ngwaka Son Systéme - Music for right here right now straight from the megacity of Kinshasa, DRC. Follow at https://www.instagram.com/ngwakasonsysteme/

NSS is led by musicians Love Lokombe and Bom’s Bomolo, having previously founded KOKOKO. This new project continues the contemporary Congolese tradition of reinventing electronic music by shaping and crafting music instruments made of household objects.

Iboto Ngenge means “power struggle” or “seizing the opportunity” but while words can only be roughly translated, the music reaches listeners unambiguously: A potent mixture of techno, rumba, soukous, zagué and dancehall with the unique “Kinoise” brand – the city that never stops innovating in the music landscape worldwide.

As a means to continue strengthening the links between Africa and Latin America, Eck Echo has tasked Colombian dub engineer Diego Gomez (Dub de Gaita) with the analog mixing of the stems, originally recorded by Levy David at Timbela Ba Studio in Kinshasa. With the aim to bring the lexicon of shared Colombian and Congolese music into the next chapter, we proudly present to the world the magnificent music of Ngwaka Son Systéme.

Tracklist

1.	Okokok	6:14

2.	Lakala	4:43

3.	Bo Lobi Pe	5:14

4.	Benda Singa	3:26

5.	Zanga Mbongo	4:19

6.	Dondwa	4:39

7.	Zanga Mbongo (Cerrero Dub)	4:30

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Credits

released February 23, 2024

- All song composed and executed by NSS
- Synths & FX by Levy David
- Recorded and mixed by Levy David at Timbela Ya studio, Kinshasa DRC
- Analog mixing and dubbing by Diego Gomez at Llorona Studio, Villa de Leyva Colombia
- Digital Mastering by Sebastián Cordoves
- Vinyl Lacquer and Mastering by Mike Grinser at Man Made Mastering, Berlin Germany
- Artwork by Christ Mukenge
- Vinyl Design by Anna Fillat

Release February 2024

NSS are:

- Dieu Merci Caméléon (bass)
- Jonas Steroy (batteur)
- Bom's Bomolo (guitar)
- Bijoux Losokola (vocals, chants)
- Love Lokombe (lead vocals, director)
- Bebe Boomastyl (MC, vocals)
- Héritier Lakala (MC, vocals)
- Yves Mbonda (percussion)

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