Kongofuturisme: Mega Mingiedi, Kongo Astronauts, Bebson de la Rue and Trionyx
Kinshasa-Paris-other worlds…
Dominque Malaquais on Mega Mingiedi: “How, precisely, to characterise Mingiedi’s production is a conundrum. A discombobulating mix of graphic poetry, collage, architectural drawing and cartography – part sketch, part comic strip, and part lovingly detailed account of over-arching urban vistas and tiny street-corner details – it defies categories.” (from African Cities Reader II)
Artwork: Kin Délestage by Mega Mingiedi.
Read Kongo Astronauts profile here.
Schengen Shegue
PASS in Paris: Schengen Shegue
Schengen Shegue is the collaborative project and album of choreographer, dancer, rapper and sculptor, Dinozord with music producer David Bovée. Dinozord lives between Brussels and Kinshasa and is a regular colloborator with Studios Kabako, having met Faustin Linyekula in 2003. He played the lead role in The Dialogue Series: iii Dinozord and featured in More more more… future, Studios Kabako’s rock/punk/Ndombolo opera performed across the globe (including at PASS in Cape Town in 2010). For our PASS pop-up in Paris, Dinozord and …
Category: Pass Blog
Tags: Congo, Congolese Sounds, David Bovée, Dinozord, Jolie Ngemi, Pitcho, Studios Kabako
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Live from Lubumbashi (Centre d’Art Picha)
Voyage musical avec Ray Lema
Tonight: Ray Lema selecting records and speaking with Bintou Simporé. Merci Vladimir Cagnolari for the conversations on Congolese music with Ray Lema Thursday evening. Stories of guitarist Papy Noel and more… Check the Facebook group and Twitter pages for updates also. Read our profile of Ray Lema here.
PASS in Paris: DJ Mo Laudi
As a DJ, producer and boss of Globalisto Records, Mo Laudi is notorious for his energy and openness to a world of sounds. Upon moving from South Africa to Europe, he established weekly residencies in London and Paris where he specialised in playing house, kwaito and a wide spread of electronic dance music including UK funky, Azonto, kuduru, and trap. For the PASS pop-up in Paris, Mo Laudi will be DJing live.
