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Mbongwana Star are a 7-piece band from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Coco Ngambali and Theo Nzonza formed the band, Staff Benda Bilili which was inspired by their love of Congolese rumba. The band hit the big time: two major albums and a world tour. However, with time, the band collapsed under the weight of its own success. But in the shanty-villages of Kinshasa - Africa's third largest city - bands are recycled along with everything else. Coco and Theo gathered up the necessary parts of a band from the younger generation, crammed them together and started belting out a shambles under the name Mbongwana Star - 'mbongwana' meaning 'change'. That's when they met Liam Farrell, aka Doctor L, a musician and producer on the Parisian hip-hop and electro scene.

The music that Coco and Theo played to Doctor L was vigorous - a heedless mass assault of percussion, guitars and voices on the edge of tearing itself apart with its own momentum. Doctor L set out simply to record as much as he could. And the result? A fusion of traditional Congolese rhythms with a big fistful of European post-punk bass and busted electronics. It's made from bits of the past and points toward a strange but exciting kind of future, but more importantly you can tell that it's just loving the present.

Tracklisting

  • From Kinshasa To The Moon
  • Sh‚àö¬©gu‚àö¬©
  • Ngansh‚àö¬©
  • Masob‚àö¬©l‚àö¬©
  • Coco Blues
  • Malukayi
  • Suzanna
  • Kimpala Pala
  • Kala
  • 1 Million C'Est Quoi?
Citizen Of Glass
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No Singles
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Nirvana
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Come Away With ESG
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The Remote Part
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Chutes Too Narrow
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Thirteen
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Blue Banisters
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Wild Mood Swings
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Harry Pussy
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Charmed Life
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Liquid Skin
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The Age Of Quarrel
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Brain Telephone
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Left Hand
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Candle Power
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Galaxilympics
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3
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Someone To Watch Over Me
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Yellow House
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Favourite People
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Bad Advice Good People
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The Dragon Flies Away
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We (Picture Disc)
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Choose Life
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Gulp!
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Angel
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Private Sector
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Drecksound
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(Self-Titled)
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Is It?
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Death of a Cheerleader
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Surrender
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Screamadelica
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Young Hearts
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