Baloji - Omen (Music from and inspired by the motion picture) (2024) [Hi-Res]

When OkayAfrica spoke to Baloji just as his debut film, Augure (Omen), was showing at the Cannes Film Festival in May, he mentioned he'd recorded music for it that never made it to the screen. The Belgian multi-hyphenate artist, originally from the Congo, is now letting some of that music out now, to tease his upcoming album and flesh out the film's characters with additional character-driven scores.

Baloji, a versatile artist involved in various creative roles such as poet, composer-lyricist/beatmaker, scriptwriter, actor, performer, video artist, and stylist, blends African music, the French singer-songwriter tradition and American soul, funk and jazz in his work. The soundtrack, a companion to his choral film Augure (Omen), explores the stories of four characters considered witches and sorcerers in a phantasmagorical Africa.

Tracklist:
1.01 - Baloji - Koffi - Le nègre blanc (4:05)
1.02 - Baloji - Koffi - Les dents du peigne (2:57)
1.03 - Baloji - Koffi - La Tâche (3:54)
1.04 - Baloji - Koffi - King Kong (3:14)
1.05 - Baloji - Koffi - La disparue (3:16)
1.06 - Baloji - Koffi - Ghosting (3:48)
1.07 - Baloji - Koffi - Holy Ghost (Jeudi Saint) (3:25)
1.08 - Baloji - Koffi - Necrophone (bruit blanc intro) (0:42)
1.09 - Baloji - Koffi - Le bruit blanc (4:30)
1.10 - Baloji - Koffi - Byzance (4:43)
1.11 - Baloji - Paco - Faux billet (2:28)
1.12 - Baloji - Paco - Morsure (3:50)
1.13 - Baloji - Paco - K.O.O.K (3:28)
1.14 - Baloji - Paco - Minotaure (2:56)
1.15 - Baloji - Paco - Cavalier seul (3:32)
1.16 - Baloji - Paco - Jaloux Jaloux (Songi Songi) (4:06)
1.17 - Baloji - Paco - Arcade's Theme (Belphegor) (3:14)
1.18 - Baloji - Paco - La crosse & la bannière (2:56)
1.19 - Baloji - Tshala - Dahlia noir (4:37)
1.20 - Baloji - Tshala - Auto-psy (3:15)
1.21 - Baloji - Tshala - PRIMA DONNA (3:51)
1.22 - Baloji - Tshala - Miss Sandre (4:28)
1.23 - Baloji - Tshala - Couleur Chair / SPARADRAP (3:32)
1.24 - Baloji - Tshala - Matrone - La Femme Tronc (3:53)
1.25 - Baloji - Tshala - Baisers volés (2:56)
1.26 - Baloji - Tshala - Anti-muse (4:12)
1.27 - Baloji - Tshala - Cyber oasis (3:07)
1.28 - Baloji - Tshala - Poltergeist (Part 1 & 2) (5:48)
1.29 - Baloji - Mujila - Tituba (Ainsi soit-elle) (2:51)
1.30 - Baloji - Mujila - Maggi (3:32)
1.31 - Baloji - Mujila - Carabosse (3:19)
1.32 - Baloji - Mujila - Porcelaine (4:02)
1.33 - joelle sambi - Mujila - Au grand jour (0:34)
1.34 - Baloji - Mujila - Cherche midi (3:29)
1.35 - Baloji - Mujila - Gorgone - Too Old (5:34)
1.36 - Baloji - Mujila - Les pleureuses (3:41)
1.37 - Baloji - Mujila - Les gravats (5:57)