{"product_id":"butu","title":"BUTU","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKOKOKO!\u003c\/strong\u003e The collective renowned for its daring sound, experimentations, rolling rhythms, stabbing melodies, and powerful live shows comes back with a more electronic, upbeat sound, inspired by the nights of Kinshasa – DR Congo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBUTU\u003c\/em\u003e, their latest album, means “the night” in lingala. The album’s idea is a deep and intense dive into the night of Kinshasa, the capital of DR Congo, a noisy 17 million strong, chaotic, and amazing city.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMakara\u003c\/strong\u003e sings to help people forget about their problems, the country’s problems for a bit, expressing frustrations through music too: \"\u003cem\u003emy country doesn't like me 'elingi biso te'\u003c\/em\u003e,\" \"\u003cem\u003emy sweat hurts 'motoki nanga pasi'\u003c\/em\u003e,\" \"\u003cem\u003ethey are scared 'Bazo Banga'\u003c\/em\u003e,\" \"\u003cem\u003eyou will break your head 'Kidoka'\u003c\/em\u003e,\" \"\u003cem\u003eThe world will shake 'Mokili eko ningana'\u003c\/em\u003e\" but still do it well '\u003cem\u003eSalaka bien\u003c\/em\u003e'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTaking influences from the rich Congolese music, with a natural revolted tone, and with touches of Kuduro or Kwaito, in its own electronic post-junk sound and sometimes distorted way, \u003cem\u003eBUTU\u003c\/em\u003e is made for letting go, for trance, for expressing frustration and anger sometimes, losing yourself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt is busy like the streets, it is the capital’s night soundtrack, loud, energetic, surprising, driving, eccentric, intense like Kinshasa.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Transgressive","offers":[{"title":"Red LP","offer_id":50440647082315,"sku":"2181949","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50440646426955,"sku":"2181924","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/BUTU_Artwork_-_5400863155889_b858d142_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726964440","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/fr\/products\/butu","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}