Na Kozong
a, Congolese roots rock band Jupiter &
Okwess stretch themselves, incorporating a breadth of styles and
a murderer’s row of guest stars, and no fewer than half a dozen
languages. Produced far from their home base of Kinshasa, in Los
Angeles, the band proves just how far Congolese music has reached and
how elastic they themselves can be.
Na Kozonga
ends up feeling like a survey
sampler of the history of Congolese music even
rumba’s in there but you
have to squint your ears to really hear it.
On
the album’s opening salvo, “Telejayi” the band hits with their