Baloji – Omen (Music from and inspired by the motion picture) (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 02:13:41 minutes | 1,53 GB | Genre: World, Soundtrack
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Universal Music Division MCA
The Belgian-Congolese rapper and visual artist Baloji held the world premiere of his feature debut Omen at the 76th edition of the Cannes Film Festival. Omen, which is in competition in Un Certain Regard, centers around a rejected Congolese man named Koffi (Marc Zinga). He returns to the Democratic Republic of Congo with his pregnant European fiancée Alice (Lucie Debay) after a lengthy exile to share their happy news, only to be faced by the traditional demands of a family who still view him with disregard.
Read moreBaloji – 137 Avenue Kaniama (2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 01:18:59 minutes | 887 MB | Genre: Alternative, Indie
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Digital Booklet, Front Cover | © Bella Union
“137 Avenue Kaniama” is the highly anticipated debut album from Baloji, a Congolese-born, Belgium-based poet, composer, lyricist, beat maker, scriptwriter, actor, video artist and stylist. His singular sound stands at the unlikely crossroads of traditional African music, hip-hop, French folk, soul, funk, jazz and electronic. Through this amalgamation of influence, he produces a musical hybrid that’s intelligent, earnest and demanding of movement.
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