Lokua Kanza with Banning Eyre (Afropop Wordwide)
04/01/22 • 60 min
Composer, multi-instrumentalist, and vocalist Lokua Kanza sat down with Banning Eyre (Afropop Worldwide, NPR) to share music and talk about his work as a UNICEF ambassador, developing his unique musical style mixing his conservatory training with Congolese rumba, and the process of recording his first album in 11 years entitled Moko, meaning “one” in Lingala, which involved 100 musicians and 20 recording studios across 12 countries on 5 continents.
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Composer, multi-instrumentalist, and vocalist Lokua Kanza sat down with Banning Eyre (Afropop Worldwide, NPR) to share music and talk about his work as a UNICEF ambassador, developing his unique musical style mixing his conservatory training with Congolese rumba, and the process of recording his first album in 11 years entitled Moko, meaning “one” in Lingala, which involved 100 musicians and 20 recording studios across 12 countries on 5 continents.
WMI PLUS At Home episodes are supported by a grant from Con Edison and world music lovers like you. We thank you!
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