Sonic Pluriverse Festival: Bass Culture - Les Mamans du Congo & Rrobin, André Marie Tala & The Tchamassi Band, Feminine Hi-Fi

In the organizer's words:

Les Mamans du Congo & Rrobin

Gladys Samba founded her group Les Mamans du Congo with two clear objectives: The emancipation of Congolese women and the preservation and dissemination of Congolese cultural heritage. She repeatedly takes the floor on stage to denounce grievances and give advice. The themes are taken from the everyday lives of women in Brazzaville: jobs and the lack of them, children and infertility, jealousy and the magic of it all. Les Mamans du Congo transform everyday objects and kitchen utensils into musical instruments. Their fellow musicians form a powerful choir. For their debut album and concerts, released in 2023, they teamed up with French hip-hop and electronic producer Rrobin. The result is a stirring and danceable combination of Bantu work songs and lullabies, hip-hop and Afro-house.

André Marie Tala & The Tchamassi Band

André Marie Tala celebrated a major stage anniversary in the fall of 2024 with two acclaimed concerts in Duala and Yaoundé: for 55 years, he has influenced generations of musicians and several musical styles with tchamassi, his form of Afro-jazz. In the mid-1970s, he moved to France for a while at the invitation of Manu Dibango. His international breakthrough came in 1975 with the album Hot Koki, from which James Brown also drew inspiration for his hit "Hustle!!! (Dead On It)".

He repeatedly asserted his political influence in his home country of Cameroon, taking a stand, intervening and speaking out against injustice and corruption. His main focus is on young people. For years, he has been working to build a music school, a Braille school and an event center in Duala.

Les Mamans du Congo & Rrobin

Gladys Samba founded her group Les Mamans du Congo with two goals in mind: to support the emancipation of Congolese women and to preserve and spread Congolese cultural heritage. On stage, she often speaks out against injustice and offers advice on issues affecting women in Brazzaville in their everyday lives: work and the lack of jobs, children and infertility, jealousy and how to banish it. For Les Mamans du Congo, everyday objects and kitchen utensils are transformed into musical instruments, while the other band members form a powerful choir. For their eponymous debut album released in 2023 and their live concerts, they teamed up with the French hip-hop and electronic music producer Rrobin to create a stirring and danceable blend of Bantu work songs and lullabies, hip-hop, and Afro-house.

André Marie Tala & The Tchamassi Band

In autumn 2024, André Marie Tala gave two acclaimed concerts in Douala and Yaoundé to mark an important anniversary: over the past fifty-five years, he has influenced generations of musicians and several musical styles with tchamassi, his distinctive form of Afro jazz. In the mid-1970s, he moved to France at the invitation of Manu Dibango. His international breakthrough came in 1975 with the album Hot Koki, whose title track was plagiarized by James Brown in his hit 'Hustle!!!! (Dead On It)'.

He has frequently exerted an influence on politics, namely in his home country of Cameroon, by way of making statements, getting involved, and speaking out against injustice and corruption. His main focus is on young people; for years, he has been working to establish a music school, a Braille school and a center for cultural events in Douala.

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