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Jupiter Bokondji : ウィキペディア英語版 | Jupiter Bokondji
Jupiter Bokondji (born 1965) is a musician from Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. He and his band, Okwess International, released their first album, Hotel Univers, in May 2013 in the United Kingdom. The band was created in 1990, and they toured the African continent. However, at the same time that their popularity grew, a civil war broke out in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Some band members fled to Europe to escape violence, but Jupiter stayed in Kinshasa. As the war died down, his popularity grew again, and in 2006 he was featured in the documentary Jupiter's Dance. This brought him to the attention of U.K. producers and musicians, which led to him joining the African Express tour, the production of Hotel Univers, and performing at the 2013 Glastonbury Festival.〔(Africa Beats: DR Congo's Jupiter ), BBC, 25 April 2013.〕〔Paul MacInnes, Harriet Gibsone, Paul Lester and Caspar Llewellyn Smith, (Future Glastonbury festival headliners: which bands are making the most noise ) The Guardian, 24 June 2013.〕 Jupiter's sound is a unique combination of Afropop, traditional Congolese rhythms, funk, and rock music. He calls this distinct sound "Bofenia Rock." His lyrics often carry political or social messages, including criticisms of the DRC government as well as positive encouragement for Africans to better realise their individual talent and potential.〔Thomas Mecha (JUPITER & OKWESS INTERNATIONAL ), 11 July 2013, Jusi I Love.〕 ==History== Jupiter was born in Kinshasha. His father was a Congolese diplomat, and his grandmother was a traditional healer. His grandmother got him started in music as he attended ceremonies and funerals with her to play percussion instruments like drums. Later, his father was posted to the embassy in East Berlin, and the family moved to Germany. It was in Germany that Jupiter started his band, Der Neger, which combined his native Mongo music style with the European rock style of his German bandmates. His father's posting eventually ended, and they moved back to Kinshasa in the 1980s. Jupiter traveled around the country listening to music from all the different tribes and solidifying his own style. He formed an orchestra called Bongofolk in 1984 and Okwess International in 1990.〔(Okwess Band Biography )〕
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