Congo-B: "Multicolor", the first album of deconfinement in the bins

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Known under the artist name of "Philosopher Djoson", the Congolese musician, author and composer Jonathan Mobassi presented, this Saturday August 8, 2020, to the public his new album entitled Multicolor in which he sings rumba and several other musical genres of world. The last touches of this opus, now available, were made during confinement and for its author, it is the very first deconfined album in the country.

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With our correspondent in Brazzaville, Loïcia Martial

For the presentation of this twelve-track album produced with his orchestra Super Kolo Mboka, Djoson Philosophe brought together journalists and some fans on the terrace of the Galerie Bassin du Congo located not far from Brazzaville central station.

Multicolor  is the title of this album; a title that was not chosen at random.  We wanted, through Congolese music, that there be a mix: a mixture of Brazilian samba, Cuban salsa, reggae ... in short, many musical styles so that Congolese music is not monotonous. You have to kill the monotony that kills art,  ”explains the musician.

The release of this disc coincides with the preparations for the sixtieth anniversary of the independence of the Congo which will be celebrated on August 15th. For the artist, since independence, the rumba of the two banks of the Congo river has lost none of its flavor.

“  Congolese rumba is recognized today as an intangible heritage of Unesco. So, it is a wealth for the two Congos. This rumba is doing wonderfully  ”, rejoices Djoson.

Multicolor , the fourth album by Djoson Philosophe who started his career more than twenty years ago in folklore, is already available in record stores.

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