Bailalo Duro, by Nkumba System

Bailalo Duro

by Nkumba System

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1.	Ya Llego 03:29	buy track
2.	Bailalo Duro 04:25	buy track
3.	La Confianza 05:25	buy track
4.	Gente de buena onda 05:01	buy track
5.	Este bolsillo 04:11	buy track
6.	Cacerolazo 04:26	buy track
7.	Paisano feat. Mamani Keita 03:58	buy track
8.	Mujer Hermana feat. Pedro Ojeda 05:27	buy track

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Nkumba System, new project led by guitarist Guillo Cros (Romperayo) provides a vibrant fusion of catchy percussions, Afro-Colombian songs and Cameroonian guitar picking style linking Central Africa to the Caribbean! Nkumba System is about to fill the dancefloors with debut album “¡Bailalo Duro!”, recorded between Bogotá and Paris.

On the imaginary highway of Guillo Cros, makossa crosses paths with cumbia, Zairean rumba combines with that of Cuba and last but not least, currulao melts into Malian desert blues.
Cros' journeys led him to meet the Cameroonian singer Mama Ohandja, alongside whom he trained for several years. Thereafter, he resided in Bogotá from 2014 to 2019, collaborated with Pedro Ojeda in the band Romperayo and “Los Propios Bateros” (7” NYCT).
His current project Nkumba System was born in 2018, inside Colombia's effervescent tropical music scene. The original line-up includes bassist Jhon Socha (Romperayo, la Makina del Karibe), singer-percussionist Leonel Merchan (La Phónoclórica) and Kike Narvaez on drums. Several singles were released on local labels Tambora Records and Palenque Records, preceeding the arrival of Cameroonian guitarist Simba Daniel Evousa in the band.

The drummer Pedro Ojeda, travelling companion in Romperayo, is invited on the track “Mujer hermana”, as well as the Malian singer Mamani Keita on “Paisano”. The album is mixed in Amsterdam by sprawling musician Alex Figueira (Fumaça Preta, Conjunto Papa Upa, Music With Soul), in his studio Barracão Sound.

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releases November 13, 2020

Produced by Guillaume Cros and Prado Records

All music and lyrics composed by Guillaume Cros except Paisano by Mamani Keita and Guillaume Cros

Recorded by Daniel Michel and Ivan Medellin at MamboNegro Records (Bogotá) and Pierre Dachery at Studio Prado (Paris)

Mixed by Alex Figueira at Barracão Sound (Amsterdam)

Mastered by Olivier Planchard at MiddleSide Mastering

Illustration by Guillaume Cros and Renaud Eymony

Graphic design by Pooley – Woom Studio

Guillaume Cros : guitar, backing vocals
Leonel Merchan : percussions, lead vocal
Jhon Socha : bass, backing vocals
Simba Daniel Evousa : guitar
Kike Narvaez : drums
Mamani Keita : lead vocal (Paisano)
Pedro Ojeda : drums (Mujer Hermana)
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released November 13, 2020

Produced by Guillaume Cros and Prado Records

All music and lyrics composed by Guillaume Cros except Paisano by Mamani Keita and Guillaume Cros

Recorded by Daniel Michel and Ivan Medellin at MamboNegro Records (Bogotá) and Pierre Dachery at Studio Prado (Paris)

Mixed by Alex Figueira at Barracão Sound (Amsterdam)

Mastered by Olivier Planchard at MiddleSide Mastering

Illustration by Guillaume Cros and Renaud Eymony

Graphic design by Pooley – Woom Studio

Guillaume Cros : guitar, backing vocals
Leonel Merchan : percussions, lead vocal
Jhon Socha : bass, backing vocals
Simba Daniel Evousa : guitar
Kike Narvaez : drums
Mamani Keita : lead vocal (Paisano)
Pedro Ojeda : drums (Mujer Hermana)
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