大象传媒

Verity Sharp invites Congolese collective KOKOKO! to compile the latest edition of the Late Junction mixtape: 30 minutes of tracks which span the spectrum of adventurous music. KOKOKO!鈥檚 sound is driven by DIY percussion, distorted electronics and a restless energy. They began life in Kinshasa when French electronic artist D茅bruit met singer Makara Bianko at a block party and the collective blossomed from there. Making music in the DRC hasn鈥檛 been easy. Since they started three years ago the band have lost their drummer to cancer, a dancer to electrocution, had homes destroyed by the police and a lucky escape from a crocodile. Imported guitars and drum kits are expensive in Kinshasa so they make music out of what they can find: rewired tin cans, upcycled plastic bottles and guitars made out of bike brakes.

Elsewhere in the show Verity plays wonky Cumbia from Bogot谩 trio Los Pira帽as, the side project of Eblis 脕lvarez from Meridian Brothers, and we descend into a maelstrom of synthesized noise inspired by Edgar Allan Poe.

Produced by Alannah Chance.
A Reduced Listening Production for 大象传媒 Radio 3.