Lokutshu

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Lokutshu means Heritage in Kimongo, the language of Jupiter Bokondji's ethnic group that LARIVIÈRE had the honor of inviting on the LARIVIÈRE Meets vol 1 collection.
Jupiter is a godfather of Kinshasa's music scene, introduced to the rest of the world through the Belle Kinoise documentary dedicated to him "Jupiter's Dance" as the leader of Jupiter and Okwess.
In Lokutshu, he enjoins us to protect our environmental heritage on guitars inspired by the Mbira and on a rhythmic in the Afro punk spirit of the producer and Dj LARIVIÈRE.
The clip features the wandering in nature of a man can creature of the artist and performer Eddy Ekete (Damon Albarn / Kokoko!).
Homo detritus, sad heir of our species.

lyrics

Héritage !
Lokutshu !
E loko e koboma mokili
(Ce qui tue le monde)
E koboma ba génération en génération
(Ça tue de génération en génération)
Ba yaya so (ki) bofongoli bongo te mawa trop
(Mes amis si nous n’ouvrons pas nos cerveaux, c’est vraiment triste)
Bo ko destabilise nature mpo na makambo
(Vous allez déstabiliser la nature pour des futilités inutiles)
E zango tina
(Ah ça c’est triste )



Héritage !
Ah ngai eh ! Ngai oh !
(Triste)
Lokutshu
Ngoya eh ! Ngoya oh !
(Pitié ! Pitié!)
Lokutshu


Mes frères et soeurs,
il y a des fois, je me demande
Pourquoi nous nous battons pour l’héritage?
Si je parle de l’héritage, c’est surtout la terre.
Depuis la nuit des temps,
Les gens ne se battent que pour la terre.


Héritage !
Ah ngai eh ! Ngai oh !
Lokutshu
Ngoya eh ! Ngoya oh !
Lokutshu


Evidemment on oublie que un jour
ce n’est pas la terre que tu vas enterrer
mais c’est la terre qui va t’enterrer.
Réveillez-vous les gars,
Pour bâtir un monde meilleur
Pour nos enfants et nos petits enfants.
Pas de couleur, pas de frontière.
C’est l’homme.

Héritage
Ah ngai eh ! Ngai oh !
Lokutshu
Ngoya eh ! Ngoya oh !
Bo ki si ya kaka ya nza komba
(Le monde n’appartient qu’à Dieu)
Héritage
Lokutshu

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released December 9, 2022
LARIVIÈRE - Lokutshu featuring Jupiter

Written by Jupiter Bokondji
Composed and produced by Jupiter Bokondji, LARIVIÈRE & Denise

Directed by LARIVIÈRE & Denise

Mixing: Julien Sabourin
Studio : Motif Music
Mastered by Mike Marsh at the Exchange Mike Marsh Mastering, Devon.
Artwork : Vincent Vergne

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LARIVIÈRE Paris, France

LARIVIÈRE is a french producer, multi-instrumentist who forged his listening through the body as a dancer and a traveller.
Inspired by his experience in the Caribbean by playing at carnivals, funerals, his cosmopolitan project lives within the contemporary electronic music scene where traditional and urban rhythms from Colombia, Kinshasa, Central Africa, Berlin meet to put you in transe.
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