FANG presents...
Artist.......: Pierre Kwenders
Album........: Makanda at The End of Space, the Beginning of Time
Label........: Bonsound
Genre........: Ethnic
Catnr........: BONAL054
Source.......: CD (LP)
Rip.date.....: 2017-09-12
Str.date.....: 2017-09-08
Quality......: 257kbps/44.1kHz/Joint Stereo
Url..........: http://pierrekwenders.com
track title time
1. Bittersweet Mornings (feat. Fly Guy Dai) 3:45
2. Woods of Solitude 3:40
3. La La Love (feat. Kae Sun & Tanyaradzwa) 4:04
4. Makanda (feat. Ish aka Palaceer Lazaro & 4:40
SassyBlack)
5. Rendezvous 5:21
6. Sexus Plexus Nexus 4:52
7. Welele 5:04
8. Zonga (feat. Tanyaradzwa) 4:08
9. Tuba Tuba 3:40
10. Tsvarakadenga 4:09
11. WTFU 3:11
Runtime 46:34
Size 85.99
Release Notes:
MAKANDA carries the heritage of a modern Africa in which Congolese Rumba is at
the forefront. The album, recorded in Seattle, was produced by Tendai Baba
Maraire, one-half of the Seattle-based hip hop duo Shabazz Palaces (Sub pop
records). Pierre KwendersÆ musical depth is present throughout the 11 tracks,
which interweave new wave world music, rumba trap and indie afro. He sings and
raps in four languages (lingala, french, english, shona), allowing him aesthetic
and lyrical options most artists do not have. These four languages are the
albumÆs cornerstones.
This album puts Pierre Kwenders at the forefront of the MontrealÆs afrocentric
music scene. I wanted to reflect a certain sensuality in my lyrics and my
singing. There are a lot of love-related songs in this album. I wanted to
dedicate it to women, especially, the artist explains. This ode to love is
certainly present on the voluptuous song Sexus Plexus Nexus, while on Zonga he
remembers a childhood sweetheart and on Rendezvous he sings about taking his
dream woman to Paris. The women in Pierre KwendersÆ life give him strength,
hence the title Makanda (which means æstrengthÆ in Tshiluba).
Pierre collaborated with many talented Seattle-based artists, including
SassyBlack, Tanyaradzwa and Hussein Kalonji (a member of Chimurenga Renaissance)
who played most of the guitar riffs on the album. He also collaborated with
rapper Ish, AKA Ishmael Butler, the second-half of Shabazz Palaces. He is a
Grammy-Award winner and former member of legendary group Digable Planets.
With MAKANDA, Pierre reinvents himself, moving away from the up-tempo beat of
his debut album Le Dernier Empereur Bantou (2014). He drew inspiration from
Congolese rumba legends, wanting to explore new sounds and push the boundaries
of his own art.
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