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Kin Sonic

Jupiter & Okwess

Kin Sonic

Second internationally released album from Congolese artist Jupiter Bokondji

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7.7

Label
Glitterbeat
UK Release date
07/07/2017
US Release date
07/07/2017
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  1. 8.0 |   Uncut

    A far more expansively international affair. Print edition only

  2. 8.0 |   The Independent

    There’s still plenty of room for pure pleasure, as per the dashing, ebullient celebration of dancing, “Ekombe”
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  3. 8.0 |   The Observer

    A winner
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  4. 8.0 |   The Guardian

    His growled vocals and wild laugh are at their best on Benanga, in which he uses a Congolese parable for a furious attack on corruption
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  5. 8.0 |   Evening Standard

    Challenging politics – with the swagger of a rock star
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  6. 8.0 |   The Arts Desk

    This is music which will play very well live, and the music builds up, as in a well-constructed set, towards a fiery finale
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Jupiter & Okwess: Kin Sonic

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  • 1. Hello N/A
  • 2. Musonsu N/A
  • 3. Ofakombolo N/A
  • 4. Benanga N/A
  • 5. Pondjo Pondjo N/A
  • 6. Emikele Ngamo N/A
  • 7. Nkoy N/A
  • 8. Nzele Momi N/A
  • 9. Le temps passé N/A
  • 10. Ekombe N/A
  • 11. Bengai Yo N/A
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