The young rapper Baloji Tshiani was born in Congo in 1978, but grew up in Belgium. There he became known as one of the rappers of the Liège hip-hop collective Starflam, but on this debut he also wants to honor his Congolese roots. His committed French raps are framed by exciting African music. Baloji is not accompanied by bare beats from the PC, but by a warm-blooded group that deals in Congolese
… rumba and afropop. On the single Karibu Ya Bintou, he is assisted by the pygmy group Konono no. 1 who create a hypnotic sound with their screeching rollers and overdriven thumb pianos. In Belgium Baloji already scored a hit with the Entre Les Lignes. Hopefully, a language barrier will not stand in the way of a Dutch breakthrough, because his swinging music seems ideal for a wide range of summer festivals.more
