Nkongolo, by Zaire Soundscape

Nkongolo

by Zaire Soundscape

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1.	Plaque 04:56	buy track
2.	Ekota 06:03	buy track
3.	Patrouille 07:31	buy track
4.	Clairière 05:56	buy track

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This album is dedicated to the innocent people who lost their lives during the dictatorship in Zaire (1971-1997).

Many thanks to Papa Yogo and Conny Nku Imbié for all of the stories and memories that you shared with me. Without them I never would have made this album.

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released September 28, 2019

The album artwork is a photograph of the Polyptychus aurora species of insect which can be found in The Democratic Republic of the Congo.

All tracks written and produced by Stefan Kwali.

Additional production from Claude Tansi on Ekota.

Mastered by Raymond Moutier.

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