Jupiter & Okwess, Ray Lema - Rendez-vous à Paris (2021) [Hi-Res]

Jupiter and Okwess transcend the Congo’s unexplored musical heritage and dive into a pool of modernity. Jean-Pierre Bokondji, aka « Jupiter », a sort of ghetto Don Quixote, (or a lanky wading bird dressed in a general’s uniform), was born on the 16th December 1963, in Kinshasa. From East Berlin – where he grew up - to Kinshasa, from James Brown to the ultra-dominant Congolese rumba style, Jupiter decided to create his own mode of musical expression. Just like the writing of the African philosopher, Zamenga Batukezanga, Jupiter’s lyrics focus on the painful past, and how to overcome it. Gathered around Jupiter are the Okwess faithful: Montana (of Staff Benda Bilili) on drums and Yendé on bass, guitarists Eric and Richard and the singer Blaise.
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Lema first became involved in music playing church organ for five years. By the time he entered college, he was already playing keyboard in Kinshasa clubs for artists like , Abeti, , and Tabu Ley. He worked with the Ballet du Zaire and from 1974 to 1978 toured the country studying folklore. He won a Rockefeller grant for study in the U.S. in 1979. Lema's grounding in folklore and choreography, as well as music, helped him break through in the '80s and maintain a reputation as a soukous musician not content to be pigeonholed in that style. He recently signed with the international label Mango.

Tracklist:
1.01 - Ray Lema, Jupiter & Okwess - Interview (partie 1) (26:29)
1.02 - Ray Lema, Jupiter & Okwess - Nkoy (5:01)
1.03 - Ray Lema, Jupiter & Okwess - Interview (partie 2) (3:03)
1.04 - Ray Lema, Jupiter & Okwess - Interlude (0:23)
1.05 - Ray Lema, Jupiter & Okwess - Aza Villageois (4:27)
1.06 - Ray Lema, Jupiter & Okwess - Inteview (partie 3) (10:22)