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Explosive! Na Kozonga, the new album by Jupiter and his band Okwess is a blast of energy
that bewitches the body and feeds the spirit. Since the beginning, the Rebel General and his
fellow pyrotechnicians have been drawing the rhythms of the Congo out of obscurity to
reveal their superpowers: the powers of rock and funk, ready for every kind of musical
coupling and any kind of invitation! From Damon Albarn to Money Mark (Beastie Boys) via,
on this new album, the samba of Rogê, the rap of Marcelo D2, the horns of New Orleans or
the voice of the militant Chilean singer Ana Tijoux. Jupiter & Okwess have no fear of strange
encounters, nor the craziest journeys. “We all have
ancestors in Africa,” Jupiter reminds us, “and they also played music. And if Africa looks like
a revolver, its trigger can be found…in the Congo!’ Ready, Steady, Go! Jupiter and his joyous
pistoleros are giving us the go-ahead. A new world tour awaits them. It’s up to you to follow
their incandescent star.