Kongo Dia Ntotila - 360° '2019

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360°’ is the second record from Kongo-Jazz outfit, Kongo Dia Ntotila.
The 10-track album pays homage to some of Africa’s finest dance music
styles - revived, urbanised, and seamlessly fused with a heavy injection of
jazz. The ensemble consists of Mulele Matondo (bass), John Kelly (guitar),
Mbouta Kissangwa (drums), Diala Sakuba (guitar) and UK jazz horn players William
Scott (saxophone) and Mike Soper (trumpet). 

BBC 6 Musics Tom Robinson described them as “totally authentic - as good
as anything you get coming out of Africa… a great combination of
sophistication, energy, musicianship, and sheer life-affirming spiritual
uplift!” ‘360°’ is all of those things and more. In the
title track, Kongo Dia Ntotila explores the urban sound of African London,
inspired by the current new jazz scene of the UK capital, it’s grungy,
joyful and funked up. There is the pain of ‘Naleli’, a song that
laments the suffering of Africa with a Jazz-Reggae sound. The joyful fusion of
album opener, ‘Kongo’, as Kinshasa collides with London Jazz in a
celebration of Congolese roots. The album sees the band move collectively
through the sounds and styles of Africa exploring notes of joy, celebration,
pain, and protest. Although Kongo Dia Ntotila has brought Jazz and Blues
influences into their music, the heart of their sound is rooted firmly in the
motherland. 

Get ready to dance your way through an intense, immersive and a seriously fun
musical journey. With something for everyone, from dance floor divas to
masterful musicians, ‘360’° will be appreciated for its catchy
tunes as much as its technical artistry and sheer innovation. 

01. Kongo Dia Ntotila - Kongo (6:41)
02. Kongo Dia Ntotila - Agbwaya (6:51)
03. Kongo Dia Ntotila - Mbongo (4:10)
04. Kongo Dia Ntotila - 360° (4:18)
05. Kongo Dia Ntotila - Faux Boss (4:11)
06. Kongo Dia Ntotila - Kinshasa Makambo (6:37)
07. Kongo Dia Ntotila - Naleli (4:57)
08. Kongo Dia Ntotila - Feti (5:56)
09. Kongo Dia Ntotila - Koupe Dekale (5:08)
10. Kongo Dia Ntotila - Mutwashi (4:27)

Kongo Dia Ntotila: 
John Kelly -guitar 
Mike Soper -trumpet 
Will Scott -alto/tenor saxophone 
David Lessie -drums, lead vocals 
Mulele Matondo -bass, lead vocals

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