IKOQWE

The Beginning, the Medium, the End and the Infinite


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IKOQWE (pronounced ee-kok-weh) is a new project by Batida (aka Pedro Coquen o, the Angola-born, Lisbon-raised artist who ranks among the leading exponents of the new wave of African electronic music), and Luaty Beir o, aka Ikonoklasta, the Angolan rapper turned iconic activist.

IKOQWE’s inspiration comes from old school Hip Hop as much as from tradi- tional Angolan music. The album (entitled ‘The Beginning, the Medium, the End and the Infinite’) includes drum machines, vocals in Angolan slang, Um- bundu, Portuguese & English, discussions about neocolonialism, iniquities and falsified history, radio sounds, utopian solutions, and much more.

The album will be preceded by a 3-track digital single, ‘Pele’ (‘Skin’), contain- ing the album version, and remixes by afro house legend Bodhi Sattva and by UK ‘disco noir’ band MADMADMAD. Also check out the music video for ‘Pele’, including some footage from IKOQWE’s first live performance.

Tracklist

The Principle (O Pr ncipio)
Bulubulu
Falta Muito? (feat. Spoek Math
ambo)
Pele
The Medium (O Meio) (feat. Celeste Mariposa)
Vai de C@n@! (feat. Octa Push)
Outra Cidade (Another Town)
Makumba
The End (Kami
- casio)
Quarentena
The Infinite (O Infinito)

Soundwave

https://youtu.be/rdFK7A4c8CU