Baloji – 137 Avenue Kaniama (2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 01:18:53 minutes | 887 MB | Genre: Alternative
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“137 Avenue Kaniama” is the highly anticipated debut album from Baloji, a Congolese-born, Belgium-based poet, composer, lyricist, beat maker, scriptwriter, actor, video artist and stylist. His singular sound stands at the unlikely crossroads of traditional African music, hip-hop, French folk, soul, funk, jazz and electronic. Through this amalgamation of influence, he produces a musical hybrid that’s intelligent, earnest and demanding of movement.
Of Congolese origin and based in Belgium, Baloji is a poet, composer, lyricist, beatmaker, scriptwriter, actor, video artist and stylist. His music stands at the crossroads of African music, rap, the French singer-songwriter tradition, afro-american music (soul, funk, jazz) discovered via hip hop culture and sampling; and electronic music (trance, deep house) which was prevalent in the region of Belgium where Baloji grew up. New album ‘137 Avenue Kaniama’ picks up on those electrifying live shows, a fusion of traditional African music and more modern innovations.
Tracklist:
01 – Glossine (Zombie)
02 – L’hiver indien-Ghetto Mirador
03 – Bipolaire-Les Noir
04 – Ensemble (Wesh)
05 – Spotlight
06 – Soleil de Volt
07 – Ciel d’encre
08 – Peau de Chagrin-Bleu de nuit
09 – L’art de la fugue-Le vide
10 – Passat & Bovary
11 – La dernière-Inconnu à cette adresse
12 – Kongaulois
13 – Tropisme-Start-up
14 – Tanganyika
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