Butu

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AlbumJul 05 / 202412 songs, 51m 54s
Central African Music
Noteable
7

7.3 / 10

Congolese singer Makara Bianko and French producer Débruit craft polyglot techno-punk with a bustling, metropolitan atmosphere.

7 / 10

The gritty electronica collective from Kinshasa, KOKOKO!'s BUTU is unabashedly maximalist

Relentlessly frenetic fun.

9 / 10

KOKOKO!'s Butu is full of heat and movement, from the traffic sounds that start the opening track "Butu Ezo Ya" to the final claps of razor-sharp "Salaka Bien".

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