Ekoya

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.