Kokoko!

Initially this group of musicians and dancers from Kinshasa protested against the grievances in their country. Now, theyhave grown into a radical, blooming, artistic resistance movement. Lacking equip- ment, Kokoko! build their instruments from trash combined with electronic scrap. Their pulsing «zagué» captures the sound of the capital: voices, street noise, a lot of grooving basses, rolling rhythms and hypnotic melodies. Extremely physical, ex- plosive and ecstatic, their «tekno kintueni» has not only hit the streets of Kinshasa but also dance floors from Berlin to Montreal. (ron)