(Afro-Rock) [WEB] Jupiter & Okwess - Ekoya - 2025, FLAC (tracks), lossless

Cue Corrector v. 10.2.3 / b. 2109 (Feb. 07, 2024)
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Folder: Jupiter and Okwess - 2025 - Ekoya (web)
Audio files:
    01. Selele.flac [03:15.688; FLAC • 999 kbps • 16 bit \ 44100 Hz • stereo; 23.33 MB (24 460 311 B)]
    02. Les bons comptes (feat. Flavia Coelho).flac [02:16.427; FLAC • 1004 kbps • 16 bit \ 44100 Hz • stereo; 16.34 MB (17 133 398 B)]
    03. Solobombe.flac [02:57.291; FLAC • 973 kbps • 16 bit \ 44100 Hz • stereo; 20.58 MB (21 574 635 B)]
    04. Ekoya.flac [03:52.459; FLAC • 878 kbps • 16 bit \ 44100 Hz • stereo; 24.34 MB (25 519 391 B)]
    05. Na bado.flac [03:13.035; FLAC • 832 kbps • 16 bit \ 44100 Hz • stereo; 19.15 MB (20 083 521 B)]
    06. Eyabidile.flac [03:01.403; FLAC • 984 kbps • 16 bit \ 44100 Hz • stereo; 21.30 MB (22 331 573 B)]
    07. Congo Blinders.flac [02:39.413; FLAC • 954 kbps • 16 bit \ 44100 Hz • stereo; 18.14 MB (19 019 479 B)]
    08. Orgullo (feat. Mare Advertencia Lirika).flac [03:04.949; FLAC • 993 kbps • 16 bit \ 44100 Hz • stereo; 21.91 MB (22 976 310 B)]
    09. Hay que escuchar.flac [03:06.133; FLAC • 901 kbps • 16 bit \ 44100 Hz • stereo; 20.00 MB (20 973 242 B)]
    10. Nkoyi niama.flac [03:23.200; FLAC • 1012 kbps • 16 bit \ 44100 Hz • stereo; 24.54 MB (25 728 202 B)]
    11. Ndanda.flac [02:49.045; FLAC • 951 kbps • 16 bit \ 44100 Hz • stereo; 19.17 MB (20 097 653 B)]
    12. Tout passera.flac [02:52.995; FLAC • 840 kbps • 16 bit \ 44100 Hz • stereo; 17.32 MB (18 165 943 B)]
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File 01. Selele                                  - 100% CDDA [03:15:52]
File 02. Les bons comptes (feat. Flavia Coelho)  - 100% CDDA [02:16:32]
File 03. Solobombe                               - 100% CDDA [02:57:22]
File 04. Ekoya                                   - 100% CDDA [03:52:34]
File 05. Na bado                                 - 100% CDDA [03:13:03]
File 06. Eyabidile                               - 100% CDDA [03:01:30]
File 07. Congo Blinders                          -  95% MPEG [02:39:31]
File 08. Orgullo (feat. Mare Advertencia Lirika) -  92% CDDA [03:04:71]
File 09. Hay que escuchar                        - 100% CDDA [03:06:10]
File 10. Nkoyi niama                             - 100% CDDA [03:23:15]
File 11. Ndanda                                  - 100% CDDA [02:49:03]
File 12. Tout passera                            -  99% CDDA [02:53:00]
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Cue Corrector v. 10.2.3 / b. 2109 (Feb. 07, 2024)
log date: 2025-04-11 08:12:10
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Album   : Ekoya
Year    : 2025
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DR         Peak         RMS     Duration Track
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DR6        0.00 dB    -6.66 dB      3:16 01 - Selele / Jupiter & Okwess
DR5        0.00 dB    -6.42 dB      2:16 02 - Les bons comptes (feat. Flavia Coelho) / Jupiter & Okwess
DR5        0.00 dB    -7.19 dB      2:57 03 - Solobombe / Jupiter & Okwess
DR6        0.00 dB    -8.64 dB      3:52 04 - Ekoya / Jupiter & Okwess
DR8        0.00 dB   -10.71 dB      3:13 05 - Na bado / Jupiter & Okwess
DR6        0.00 dB    -6.79 dB      3:01 06 - Eyabidile / Jupiter & Okwess
DR6        0.00 dB    -7.23 dB      2:39 07 - Congo Blinders / Jupiter & Okwess
DR6        0.00 dB    -7.74 dB      3:05 08 - Orgullo (feat. Mare Advertencia Lirika) / Jupiter & Okwess
DR8        0.00 dB   -10.12 dB      3:06 09 - Hay que escuchar / Jupiter & Okwess
DR5        0.00 dB    -6.62 dB      3:23 10 - Nkoyi niama / Jupiter & Okwess
DR6        0.00 dB    -8.24 dB      2:49 11 - Ndanda / Jupiter & Okwess
DR7        0.00 dB   -10.07 dB      2:53 12 - Tout passera / Jupiter & Okwess
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Number of tracks : 12
Official DR Value: DR6
Samplerate       : 44100 Hz
Channels         : 2
Bits per sample  : 16
Average bitrate  : 941 kbps
Codec            : FLAC
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Veteran stars of the Kinshasa street music scene Jupiter & Okwess return with their fourth album, "Ekoya", representing an exciting new chapter for the band, blending their signature sound of soulful Congolese funk, rock and soukous with new influences from Mexico and across Latin America featuring cross-cultural encounters and inspired by the shared history of African people in two continents.
Recorded in Mexico and not in the band's homecity of Kinshasa in DRC (Democratic Republic of Congo), Ekoya ('It Will Come') explores themes of change and resilience, of Indigenous peoples' issues and the joys and struggles of everyday life. With guests including Brazilian singer Flavia Coelho, Mexican Zapotec rapper Mare Advertencia, and Congolese singer Soyi Nsele, and featuring lyrics in eight languages across its 12 tracks, Ekoya marks Jupiter & Okwess as both proudly Congolese and profoundly international. Camilo Lara of Mexican Institute of Sound recorded the album and produced a handful of tracks.
In 2013 Massive Attack remixed Jupiter (Battle Box) a year after Jupiter & Okwess stepped onto Damon Albarn's Africa Express train. It was 2007 when Damon and Robert Del Naja of Massive Attack first visited Kinshasa and that spurred various north-south collaborations, with Jupiter & Okwess becoming a support band for Blur and also guesting on Warp Records' release of Damon Albarn's 2012 album Kinshasa One Two. Since this breakout era, the band have toured from England to Mexico via Japan, New Zealand and France with their explosive shows leaving a powder trail of memories.
This is music that is unmistakable in its origins, its rhythms and melodies shaped by three decades of evolution on the streets of Kinshasa. But Latin America looms large over Ekoya. The album was conceived in 2020, when Jupiter & Okwess were touring South America, an adventure shaped by the spectre of lockdowns. Once the tour concluded, the band were forced to pause in Mexico before returning home – a transformative experience as they found themselves immersed in Latin American culture. Jupiter reflects: “Latin America has influenced us a lot... but our music hasn't changed, it has just been given a new dimension. When we were there, we discovered things that pushed us to think differently. Because it's like a continuation of Africa. There are people there who have African roots, Congolese roots – they are part of the story of Africa. They are part of us, and they are a part of our music". When it came time to record the album, Mexico was the natural destination, where they spent time in studios in Guadalajara and Mexico City, and worked with producers including the renowned Camilo Lara (Pixar’s Coco; Marvel’s Black Panther: Wakanda Forever).
Since his debut in 2013, Jupiter's sound has been defined by its weight, a purposeful heaviness, a rawness, even a darkness tinting the driving Kinshasa funk-rock and the softer, more introspective and sometimes ominous moments. Those signature styles remain, but are joined here by moments of lightness, sometimes ascending to a full-on dance party with soukous at the forefront – a well-known Congolese style that itself is infused with an indelible Latin influence, shown to full effect on the song Nkoyi Niama. Okwess' choppy guitars, bouncing bass, glorious harmonies and pounding beats push that classic sound to the next level.
All throughout his music, Jupiter displays his mastery of the poetic word, communicating deep meanings through proverbs and parables. Lead single Les Bons Comptes warns against being in debt to friends. "Good accounts make good friends", sings Jupiter in French, adding in the Mongo language: "a deadbeat is like a cuttlefish, they only take and never give". Be a good friend, be honest and pay your bills. The message is also taken up by Brazilian songstress Flavia Coelho, whose lusciously smooth and light voice works a beautiful counterpoint to Jupiter's resonant, gravel-worn rumble.
Themes of change and resilience permeate Ekoya. "Everything is changing, on a global scale", says Jupiter. "Changes in politics, changes in climate. You feel it in Europe, and we feel it even stronger in Kinshasa. But, on the other hand, tout passera – everything will pass. After life, nothing. You don't have to be so focused on material things, on money, on property – tout passera. That's not optimist or pessimist – it's just the truth". Resilience is also found in lyrics presented by powerful Indigenous women activists, including singer Soyi Nsele who calls upon the ancestors to intercede against the unthinkable destruction of the Congolese rainforest in the opener 'Selele'; and rapper Mare Advertencia of the Mexican Indigenous Zapotec people, who leads a hard-hitting demand for rights and justice for oppressed communities around the world on the song Orgullo: "We demand our right to exist / For the memory of those they took from us / For the justice we are still seeking!"
When Jupiter was young, he wanted to follow in the footsteps of his father, who was a diplomat. But, as he says, "Destiny is complicated. Life changed, and my life was making music on the streets in Kinshasa. But now we are performing all over the world, doing interviews, telling the world about the Congolese people – well, now I have the chance to be a diplomat. I did it differently".
Developed in Kinshasa, blossomed in South America, born in Mexico and now released on the world, Ekoya continues Jupiter & Okwess' important work as skilled wordsmiths highlighting universal issues, as champions of a world that is safe and welcoming for all, and as musical diplomats of their very own brand of forward-facing roots-focused Congo sound.