El rey y el peón EP, by Nkumba System

El rey y el peón EP

by Nkumba System

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In collaboration with OKRA Brand (Tokyo based tropical music label) Nkumba System is proud to announce his first 45 rpm release.
artist – NKUMBA SYSTEM
title – Amanecer Despiértame / El Rey y El Peón
label – OKRA印
catalog # – OKRA307
format – 7″ / 45rpm
genre – Raspa / Colombian Bikutsi
produced by Guillaume Cros
mastered & cut by The Carvery UK

Includes unlimited streaming of El rey y el peón EP via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

ships out within 5 days

edition of 50

Purchasable with gift card

€10 EUR or more
Record/Vinyl + Digital Album
In collaboration with OKRA Brand (Tokyo based tropical music label), Nkumba System is proud to announce his first 45 rpm vinyl.
artist – NKUMBA SYSTEM
title – Amanecer Despiértame / El Rey y El Peón
label – OKRA印
catalog # – OKRA307
format – 7″ / 45rpm
genre – Raspa / Colombian Bikutsi
produced by Guillaume Cros
mastered & cut by The Carvery UK

Includes unlimited streaming of El rey y el peón EP via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

ships out within 5 days

edition of 50

Purchasable with gift card

€10 EUR or more

1.	El rey y el peón 05:02	info	buy track
2.	Amanecer despiértame 04:14	info	buy track
3.	Dizque 03:38	info	buy track
4.	Callejero 04:51	info	buy track

about

Afro – Colombian Mix
Contemporary tropical colombian power quartet under the influence of african urban music.
Nkumba System is perpetuating the constant musical bridge, back and forth between Africa and Latin America.
Based in Bogotá, Colombia, the lyrics are inspired by the universe of the street and denounce the madness of the current era.
Afro – Colombian Mix
Power cuarteto de música tropical colombiana actual con influencias de música africana urbana, que busca perpetuar las constantes idas y vueltas musicales entre África y America Latina.
Radicado en Bogotá, Colombia, las letras se inspiran del universo de la calle y denuncian lo absurdo de la época actual.

credits

released May 31, 2019

"El rey y el peón"
Autor, Compositor, Director: Guillo Cros
Guitarra, Coros: Guillo Cros
Percusiones, Voz lead: Leonel Alexander Merchán
Bajo, Coros: Jhon Socha
Batería: Kike Narvaez

"Amanecer"
Autor, Compositor, Director: Guillo Cros
Guitarra, Coros: Guillo Cros
Percusiones, Voz lead: Leonel Alexander Merchán
Bajo, Coros: Jhon Socha
Batería: Kike Narvaez

"Disque"
Autor, Compositor, Director: Guillo Cros
Guitarra, Coros: Guillo Cros
Percusiones, Voz lead: Leonel Alexander Merchán
Bajo, Coros: Jhon Socha
Batería: Kike Narvaez

"Callejero"
Autor, Compositor, Director: Guillo Cros
Guitarra, Coros: Guillo Cros
Voz lead: Leonel Alexander Merchán
Bajo, Coros: Jhon Socha
Batería: Kike Narvaez
Invitado: Timbales, Congas, Coros: William Durán Suárez

All songs recorded, mixed and mastered in Groove Music Studios (Bogotá) by Harbey Marín (December 2018)
Contact : nkumbasystem@gmail.com

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Nkumba System Bogotá, Colombia

Nkumba System provides a vibrant fusion of catchy percussions, Afro-Colombian songs and Cameroonian guitar picking style linking Central Africa to the Caribbean!
On the imaginary highway of this project led by guitarist Guillo Cros, makossa crosses paths with cumbia, Zairean rumba combines with that of Cuba and last but not least, Colombian’s rhythms melts into Malian desert blues. ... more