NEW RELEASE. Kongo Dia Ntotila, 360

Publicat in: 27.05.2019, 06:40AM
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Etichete: 360, Kongo Dia Ntotila, Pussyfoot Records

ï»¿Artist: Kongo Dia Ntotila

Title: 360°

Label: Pussyfoot Records

Genre: Jazz / World / Funk

Digital Release Date: OUT NOW

Physical Release Date: 31st May 2019

‘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). The addition of a new brass section brings the group’s musicality into a more hybrid sound, mixing the Central African dance vibes of their first album ‘Seben Steps To Heaven’ with a new exploration of jazz, blues, reggae, Latin groove and improvisation.

On the title track, Kongo Dia Ntotila explore the urban sound of African London, inspired by the current new jazz scene of the UK capital - 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’, sees Kinshasa collide 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 have brought jazz and blues influences into their music, the heart of their sound is rooted firmly in the motherland.