DRC-based collective Ngwaka Son Systéme showcase the vibrant, big-room sounds of Kinshasa and beyond on their debut LP, ‘Iboto Ngenge’, out 23rd February via @eck-echo. Have an exclusive first listen to ‘Lakala’ now.

More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-ngwaka-son-systeme-lakala

Iboto Ngenge

Premiere: Ngwaka Son Systéme ‘Lakala’

We are happy to welcome Bawrut on the RESONICA REC. as our 5th guest available now on Soundcloud. 

A quick intro to this mix: drums and syncopated rhythms tracks never get old and can be played at wrong BPM with unexpected results. This mix is focusing on this approach playing brand new and old stuff from Kinshasa to Cairo passing by Medellin, Italy and France.

And a quick intro about him: Bawrut is a Madrid based, Italian born producer and DJ. 

Heavily influenced by the work of Chicago pioneers, established European teachers and every sound he can find on the internet or during digging sessions, Bawrut’s taste toes a wonderfully balanced line between classics and brand new tracks.

Since the early hits ‘Ciquita’ and ‘Rumba’ he received heavy support from the likes of Kink, Axel Boman and Erol Alkan. Mixmag, DJ Mag, Test Pressing and Data Transmission also proclaimed him as one of the freshest producer and DJ.
Becoming resident at legendary Mondo Disko in Madrid he shaped his taste and style trough his own music and “the art of warm up” + “the closing” sharing the booth with tons of different act from disco to techno. Since then he started to perform in the most famous clubs and festival like Sub Club, fabric, Sonar, Nuites Sonores, c/o Pop, Circoloco, Nitsa and much more sharing his unique approach to different genres combined all together as his personal music outputs.

With his last EPs on Ransom Note, Life and Death and Correspondant he became the DJ’s Producer been supported from Dixon to Keinemusik, from Sven Vath to Avalon Emerson,  from Hunee to Jennifer Cardini, from Vladimir Ivkovic to DJ Tennis.

Exploring new and old sounds he always tries to make people dance in the middle of people and cultures.

We thank you for your music.

RESONICA REC. 5 - BAWRUT

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Ngwaka Son Systéme’s debut album 'Iboto Ngenge' brings together the newest talent of the Democratic Republic of Congo from the former members of @kokokomusic.

Venezuela’s @dj-babatr dissects the vocal stems on 'Lakala', showcasing the big-room potential of raptor house and marrying Africa and the Latin Caribbean in the process.

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Premiere: Ngwaka Son Systéme 'Lakala' (Dj Babatr Remix)

Ngwaka Son Systéme - Iboto Ngenge
BUY LINK: https://eckecho.bandcamp.com/album/iboto-ngenge
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Ngwaka Son Systéme’s debut album brings together the newest talent of the megacity’s scene, under the musical direction of Love Lokombe (vocals, percussion) and Bom’s Bomolo (guitar), both seasoned veterans who learned their trade as founders of the band @kokokomusic.

Iboto Ngenge means “power struggle” or “seizing the opportunity” but while words can only be roughly translated, the music reaches listeners unambiguously: A potent mixture of techno, rumba, soukous, zagué and dancehall with the unique “Kinoise” brand – the city that never stops innovating in the music landscape worldwide.

Iboto Ngenge was recorded and mixed by engineer and beatmaker Levy David in the studio Timbela Ba Timbela Yo, which serves as a gravitational centre for MCs and beatmakers to share their craft.

The album opens with Okokok -the title being both a twist and a reference to the musicians’ previous school of KOKOKO! - which invites the audiences to attend gospel-like ceremony or ritual of initiation, presenting the band to the world for the first time with this melodic lullaby.

The gears quickly shift with the inadvertently techno-oriented Lakala, a trance-inducing experience where listeners can quickly relish to the lyrics even without speaking Lingala, for the shapes of the words are already inviting listeners to dance, sing and smile, all the while virtuoso percussionist Steroy operates the DIY- drum kit at high-tempo.

Fresh out of the scene, the band is joined by MCs Lakala and Boomastyl who place the emphasis on Jamaican styles with their contagious flow that carries personality and attitude all along the banks of the Congo river. The call-and-response effect, where each musician lends their voice to the choir, is particularly felt in Bo Lobi Pe, where the vocals guide us ever so playfully to the tune of an acoustic guitar that invites us to take off our shoes, kick back and relax.

Benda Singa (“pull the string”) resumes the stream of dancefloor-igniting songs where MC Lakala casually paints lyrical frames of a young musicians about to wake up from a dream and into the stream of lucid consciousness where he is caught in res media with the band is already in rehearsal-mode.

Zanga Mbongo (translated as “there is no money”) is lyrically a proud anthem to celebrating life in spite of economic scarcity, and musically it is a triumphant renewal to the legendary soukous genre of the 1970s, championed by worldwide renowned stars such as Pepe Kallé and Sam Mangwana.

The adventure closes with Dondwa, an Afrobeat-oriented tune where the vocals cary a carefully balanced dosage of autotune effects playfully bouncing back-and-forth between Boms Bomolo’s cascading guitar riffs.

The bonus dub version of Zanga Mbongo showcases the creative engineering approach of musician Diego Gomez (a.k.a Cerrero), whose past work with UK dubmaster Adrian Sherwood brought the “Dub de Gaita” project to life, thus picking up once more with renewed energy, the bond between Jamaica and Colombia, shifting the shape this time into a triangle where Congo represents the largest side.

Continuing his meteoric rise to the top of the European dancefloor, Venezuela’s DJ Baba dissects the vocal stems of band Ngwaka Son Systéme to take us on an intense ride that showcases the big- room potential of the Raptor House genre, marrying Africa and the Latin Caribbean in the process, as it always has.

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PREMIERE : Ngwaka Son Systéme - Zanga Mbongo (Cerrero Dub)

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Sounds Of The Congo River - Qrichi - 03 Apr 2024

YA Z AN presents "Nijmet el Sama" a new single released as part of the Culture 3.0 project, a dub techno exploration at the intersection of musical research and Web 3.0 space. The track is shaped by data gathered from a survey conducted with musicians and producers, influencing the creative process behind the production.

At the core of "Nijmet el Sama" is a field recording captured in Bethlehem, Palestine, during a drive through the landscape between Palestinian towns and illegal Israeli settlements. The AM radio unpredictably switch between a Palestinian news channel, religious broadcasts, and fragmented Hebrew channel- all distorted by interference of an AM radio struggling between frequencies. Through sonification, the survey data was transformed into MIDI notes that control a granular synthesizer, turning this raw recording into atmospheric drones. These textures are layered with hypnotic dub techno drums, pads, and stabs, crafting a deep, immersive soundscape.

"Nijmet el Sama" releases on September 19th, 2024.
Mixed and Mastered by Arclab Ⓒ 2024

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Special Guest Eck Echo aka Qrichi aka Diego joins Bela Patrutzi and David Riley in the studio for this one, taking you on a trip through the tropics and beyond!

Jazz, Afrobeat, Highlife, Funk, Dub, Reggae, Hip Hop, Cumbia & beyond!

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Radio Alhara mix. 21.05.2025

This mix explores the intersection of traditional music from the Iberian Peninsula with experimental sounds, putting together field recordings from the 1950s documenting traditional songs with vinyl, tapes and digital files from my archive featuring both explorations of this heritage and more abstract, noise and industrial tracks.

Playlist:
1. Polonio, Altaba, Cervera, Tres - Los finales de la falaise (1980)
2. Salve de San Antonio - Monteagudo, (Alan Lomax Archive,1952)
3. It - 1º (1976)
4. Demonstration of Chiflo and Salterio - Alfonso Villacampa, Yebra de Basa (Alan Lomax Archive, 1952)
5. Avant-Dernieres Pensees - Autistes (1986)
6. Eliezer S. Abinoun - Dizme un sí (Sephardic Sarajevo Song, 1968)
7. Avant-Dernieres Pensees - KdF (1986)
8. Antonio Murga - Cámara de Tortura Contemporánea (2023)
9. Txema Gonzalez - El miedo (2015)
10. Lula Romero - MTRAK (2019)
11. Toque de gaita serrana - Arrabel, David, Rosa, (El Caserón, 2011)
12. Field Recording of “Levante” Wind in Tarifa, Cádiz, by dobroide (2009)
13. Saeta - Field Recording (Alan Lomax Archive)
14. Pataores de Bormujo - Field Recording (Alan Lomax Archive)
15. Txema Gonzales - Agalma II (2023)
16. Altaba, Cervera, Perucho, Nico, Sole - La Mata (1979)
17. Field Recording El Pozo del Tío Raimundo - Sono Mayrit (2023)
18- Field Recording La Caleta - Cádiz by soundandmelodies (2025)
19. Niña de Linares - No Me des más penas (192?)
20. Carme López - IV- CACHELOS. A César de Farbán (2024)
21. Aguejtas - Si to el mundo se arrima (1991)
22. Xeerox - B1 (1979 - 1981)
23. C-307 - K-04 (1986)

sono mayrit - Salterio Noise, Radio Alhara, 21.05.25

Chificha Pugru invoca dos energías de las ritualidades practicadas en las comunas kichwas. Energía de la Warmi Razu - Mama Cotacachi.

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