Ngwaka Son Systeme - Iboto Ngenge (2024)

NSS is led by musicians Love Lokombe and Bom’s Bomolo, having previously founded KOKOKO. This new project continues the contemporary Congolese tradition of reinventing electronic music by shaping and crafting music instruments made of household objects.

Iboto Ngenge means “power struggle” or “seizing the opportunity” but while words can only be roughly translated, the music reaches listeners unambiguously: A potent mixture of techno, rumba, soukous, zagué and dancehall with the unique “Kinoise” brand – the city that never stops innovating in the music landscape worldwide.

As a means to continue strengthening the links between Africa and Latin America, Eck Echo has tasked Colombian dub engineer Diego Gomez (Dub de Gaita) with the analog mixing of the stems, originally recorded by Levy David at Timbela Ba Studio in Kinshasa. With the aim to bring the lexicon of shared Colombian and Congolese music into the next chapter, we proudly present to the world the magnificent music of Ngwaka Son Systéme.

NSS are:

- Dieu Merci Caméléon (bass)
- Jonas Steroy (batteur)
- Bom's Bomolo (guitar)
- Bijoux Losokola (vocals, chants)
- Love Lokombe (lead vocals, director)
- Bebe Boomastyl (MC, vocals)
- Héritier Lakala (MC, vocals)
- Yves Mbonda (percussion)



Tracklist:
1.01 - Ngwaka Son Systeme - Okokok (6:14)
1.02 - Ngwaka Son Systeme - Benda Singa (3:26)
1.03 - Ngwaka Son Systeme - Bo Lobi Pe (5:14)
1.04 - Ngwaka Son Systeme - Zanga Mbongo (4:19)
1.05 - Ngwaka Son Systeme - Dondwa (4:39)
1.06 - Ngwaka Son Systeme - Zanga Mbongo (Cerrero Dub) (4:30)