Ikoqwe- The Beginning, The Medium, The End and the Infinite
IKOQWE (pronounced ee-kok-weh) is a new project by Batida (aka Pedro Coquenão, the Angola-born, Lisbon-raised artist who ranks among the leading exponents of the new wave of African electronic music), and Luaty Beirão, aka Ikonoklasta, the Angolan rapper turned iconic activist. IKOQWE's inspiration comes from old school Hip Hop as much as from traditional Angolan music. The album includes drum machines, vocals in Angolan slang, Umbundu, Portuguese & English, discussions about neocolonialism, iniquities & falsified history, radio sounds, utopian solutions, and much more.
Track List
- The Principle (O Príncipio)
- Bulubulu
- Falta Muito? (Feat. Spoek Mathambo)
- Pele
- The Medium (O Meio) (Feat. Celeste Mariposa)
- Vai de C@N@! (Feat. Octa Push)
- Outra Cidade (Another Town)
- Makumba
- The End (Kamicasio)
- Quarentena
- The Infinite (O Infinito)
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IKOQWE (pronounced ee-kok-weh) is a new project by Batida (aka Pedro Coquenão, the Angola-born, Lisbon-raised artist who ranks among the leading exponents of the new wave of African electronic music), and Luaty Beirão, aka Ikonoklasta, the Angolan rapper turned iconic activist. IKOQWE's inspiration comes from old school Hip Hop as much as from traditional Angolan music. The album includes drum machines, vocals in Angolan slang, Umbundu, Portuguese & English, discussions about neocolonialism, iniquities & falsified history, radio sounds, utopian solutions, and much more.
Track List
- The Principle (O Príncipio)
- Bulubulu
- Falta Muito? (Feat. Spoek Mathambo)
- Pele
- The Medium (O Meio) (Feat. Celeste Mariposa)
- Vai de C@N@! (Feat. Octa Push)
- Outra Cidade (Another Town)
- Makumba
- The End (Kamicasio)
- Quarentena
- The Infinite (O Infinito)
Shop online 24/7 at Darkside Records.
Follow us on Instagram.