El 14 de Enero, Jupiter & Okwess se presentaron en el B.B King Blues Club, en Nueva York, en el marco del prestigioso festival de músicas del mundo Global Fest y recibieron las mejores críticas de los periodistas y profesionales presentes.
Jupiter And Okwess frente al B.B King Blues Club antes de su show en Global Fest
But the night’s fiercest, most diverse grooves belonged to Jupiter & Okwess: the singer, songwriter and bandleader Jupiter Bokondji and his band, from Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with songs that joyfully carried conscientious messages like “Protect women.” The briskly upbeat rhythm of Congolese soukous, well known worldwide, was only part of the set. Mr. Bokondji traveled extensively in Congo and learned many local, lesser-known styles that infuse his songs, giving them variety and bite. He’s also clearly fond of what a wah-wah pedal can do.
The New York Times
In their first visit to New York this month as part of Globalfest, Jupiter & Okwess, who hail from Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo, stole the show with a frenetic, joyful performance.
Hollandude
En el video recapitulativo de los 15 años de Global Fest pueden ver imagenes del show de Jupiter & Okwess y oir la versión en vivo de Ofakombolo en banda sonora :
