N’Djila Wa Mudujimu cover
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The backstory behind the band featured here is deeply involved – the act named Fulu Miziki formed by Pisko Crane in 2003 in Kinshasa has since produced three separate spinoffs and incarnations – but this version of the band as recorded in 2020 produced one of 2022’s best albums. A seemingly effortless fusion of live percussion-driven instrumentation and electronic underpinnings – at points the bass will cause even small speakers to throb – N’Djila Wa Mudujimu simply explodes with energy on songs like “Sebe,” “Mutangila” and “Tikanga.”

Ned Raggett

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