Every song thrills in this compilation of Congolese classics, music I listened to obsessively when living in West Africa.
One of the many special treats: the wiry guitar in “M.B.T’s Sound.”
A powerful song about the prison of appearance and beauty. It reminds me of another first-rate song, though from the perspective of an older woman, “Once Beautiful, Twice Removed,” by the great band Elysian Fields.
What a fantastic find. Kindelan’s EP vibrates with jazzy folky poppy originality, lush vocals, heartfelt pointed lyrics, and song structures that are both surprising and emotionally apt.
This artist is going to be a star.