KIN’GONGOLO KINIATA (CG)
Saturday, 02. November 2024
Bakrommet, Amtmandens
Doors: 22:30
Show: 23:00
Alternative sources of Afro-punk energy
Kin’Gongolo Kiniata from Kinshasa, the capital of Congo, draw on the frenetic energy of the city’s urban streets to produce their own experimental Afro-punk rumba, somewhere between electro and Congolese rhythms. The band produces their funky grooves with an impressive arsenal of self-made percussion and stringed instruments ingeniously assembled from discarded plastic bottles, metal objects and household items.
Kin’Gongolo Kiniata’s texts are sung in Lingala, one of the most widely spoken languages in Congo. They are focused on themes such as hope and perseverance. The band tries to spread positive encouragement to Kinshasa’s younger generation, singing tributes to workers, protesting against the war in Congo. The name comes from the sound heard when oil sellers walk the streets during power cuts, carrying the clanging metal containers which provide an alternative source of light: “kingongolo, kingongolo, kingongolo…”
Since their European debut at Trans Musicales 2022, Kin’Gongolo Kiniata has thrilled audiences in France, Brussels, Switzerland and Portugal throughout 2023. In 2024, they will come to Norway and Tromsø World for the very first time. We are looking forward to hosting one of the most exciting new bands from Congo this year!
DJ FITZ
Tropical Psych Fest / Mr. Continent Hopper / Voodoo Priest Of Turntables
Whether in Erzurum, Abuja, Hải Phòng or São Paulo, Fitz discovers, usually in the musical past, something everywhere. These mixed-up and pushing sounds he lets roar onto the dancers. Fitz’s sets have one goal: To prove there’s more than one culture, which once believed, or still does believe in psychedelic music. Since the year 2000 he’s demonstrated that there’s no better psychedelic dance party in the whole world than one of his 2-hour sets. If there were a god of psych, he’d be called Mr. Fitz!
