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Ensemble<\/strong> is happy to announce a second collaboration with Crammed Discs<\/strong>. After the vinyl release of Krikor’s Aksak Maboul interpretations back in 2016, the Belgian labels shake hands again for the reissue of the mighty “Na Kenda<\/strong>“.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not often a track still sounds forward thinking three decades after its original release. Enter “Na Kenda<\/strong>“.
\nThe alliance between Congolese musician \/ vocalist Bony Bikaye<\/strong> and French composer Hector Zazou<\/strong> starts in 1983 with the acclaimed “Noir et Blanc” album recorded with experimentalists CY1. Zazou Bikaye<\/strong> becomes a touring band, their music shifts towards a unique brand of electronic afro-funk. In `85, mini-album “Mr Manager” follows. Three years later their last joint effort \u201cGuilty\u201d sees the light of day, an LP joining the dots between white funk, Zairean rumba and robotic beats. When Crammed<\/strong>\u2019s Marc Hollander picks the title track for single release, the magic happens on the B-side. Looking for something special, Hollander and partner in crime Vincent Kenis dig out the multitrack of unreleased, 1986 recorded \u201cLe Menteur\u201d. The Mr. Big Mouse duo twist the track and add futuristic drums until it sounds like nothing out there. \u201cNa Kenda<\/strong>\u201d is born. During mixdown, the pair generate a second version, the more minimal, dubby and gritty \u201cTechno Dub\u201d. Both incarnations grace the flipside of the (now sought after) \u201cGuilty\u201d 12 inch. The \u201cAfro-Acid Mix\u201d is added as a bonus track to the cd album.<\/p>\n

We felt these unique works deserved the reissue you\u2019re holding in your hands. This time we\u2019ve added a bonus track, giving album cut \u201cBa Wela\u201d its proper 12 inch premiere.
\nTo another thirty years.<\/p>\n

Ensemble\/Crammed Discs
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Ensemble\/Crammed Discs
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Ensemble<\/strong> is happy to announce a second collaboration with Crammed Discs<\/strong>. After the vinyl release of Krikor’s Aksak Maboul interpretations back in 2016, the Belgian labels shake hands again for the reissue of the mighty “Na Kenda<\/strong>“.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not often a track still sounds forward thinking three decades after its original release. Enter “Na Kenda<\/strong>“.
\nThe alliance between Congolese musician \/ vocalist Bony Bikaye<\/strong> and French composer Hector Zazou<\/strong> starts in 1983 with the acclaimed “Noir et Blanc” album recorded with experimentalists CY1. Zazou Bikaye<\/strong> becomes a touring band, their music shifts towards a unique brand of electronic afro-funk. In `85, mini-album “Mr Manager” follows. Three years later their last joint effort \u201cGuilty\u201d sees the light of day, an LP joining the dots between white funk, Zairean rumba and robotic beats. When Crammed<\/strong>\u2019s Marc Hollander picks the title track for single release, the magic happens on the B-side. Looking for something special, Hollander and partner in crime Vincent Kenis dig out the multitrack of unreleased, 1986 recorded \u201cLe Menteur\u201d. The Mr. Big Mouse duo twist the track and add futuristic drums until it sounds like nothing out there. \u201cNa Kenda<\/strong>\u201d is born. During mixdown, the pair generate a second version, the more minimal, dubby and gritty \u201cTechno Dub\u201d. Both incarnations grace the flipside of the (now sought after) \u201cGuilty\u201d 12 inch. The \u201cAfro-Acid Mix\u201d is added as a bonus track to the cd album.<\/p>\n

We felt these unique works deserved the reissue you\u2019re holding in your hands. This time we\u2019ve added a bonus track, giving album cut \u201cBa Wela\u201d its proper 12 inch premiere.
\nTo another thirty years.<\/p>\n

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