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Get ready for a high energy audio visual treat as the sounds of Afro-punk meet Electro-Rumba, played on resourcefully recycled instruments live & direct from the heart of DR Congo.Kin'Gongolo Kiniata will be preceded by a special show from the inimitable King Ayisoba of Ghana, who's rasping vocals and driving kologo make this a huge night of raw pan-African vibes to remember.
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The Jam Jar Presents:
Kin'Gongolo Kiniata
+ King Ayisoba
& afterparty
Saturday 23rd November
At The Jam Jar, Bristol
8pm - late
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KIN'GONGOLO KINIATA
Kin'Gongolo Kiniata is the new generation of musicians from Kinshasa. Nourished by the sounds of the city, the group translates the frenetic life of the streets into their music.
They make their own instruments with recycled objects and explore sound textures to produce experimental Afro-fusion with a punk energy between electro and Congolese rhythms.
The lyrics in Ingala (one of the most widely spoken languages in Congo) traverse various themes of hope and perseverance. A tribute to the itinerant workers, a song against the war in Congo, an encouragement to the youth of Kinshasa...
During the period when there were power cuts in Congo, the itinerant oil sellers brought people the necessary to produce light. The sound of the boxes they carried around sounded "kingongolo, kingongolo, kingongolo...". 🔥🔥
KING AYISOBA
King Ayisoba was born in 1974 in Bongo Soe, Bongo area, Upper East Region, Ghana, near Bolgatanga. He grew up in a small village and as a boy he always had his kologo with him whenever he took the family sheep and cattle out to graze. He played at markets, local bars and funerals until he was old enough to leave the region and try his songs on the people in big cities like Kumasi and Accra.
A useful musical collaboration started between him and the late Terry Bonchaka, a hip life artist from Accra. Bonchaka’s early death was a big setback to King Ayisoba but linking up with recording engineer and music producer Panji Anoff turned his fortunes around. The work of the two resulted in a first cassette and cd in 2006 called “Modern Ghanaians”. It contains songs with the flavor and spice of the modern hip life mixed with Ayisoba’s traditional style. The single “I want to see you my father” became a huge hit and in 2007 King Ayisoba was crowned the king in the Ghana Music Awards Festival held at the national theatre as part of Ghana’s 50th anniversary celebrations. 🔥🔥
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
The Jam Jar Bristol, 12 Eugene Street, Bristol, BS5 0TN, United Kingdom,Bristol, United Kingdom
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