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{{Short description|Congolese band}}
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'''Mbongwana Star'''<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.andymorganwrites.com/mbongwana-star-kinshasas-afro-junk-revolutionaries/|title = MBONGWANA STAR – Kinshasa's Afro-junk revolutionaries|website = Andy Morgan Writes|access-date = 2016-04-11}}</ref> is a band from [[Kinshasa]], the capital city of the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]]. Of the seven members of the band, two of them (Coco Ngabali and Theo Nzonza) were among the founding members of [[Staff Benda Bilili]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/jun/18/mbongawana-star-breaking-out-of-kinshasa|title=Mbongwana Star: breaking out of Kinshasa|first=Tim|last=Jonze|date=June 18, 2015|website=Theguardian.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://thequietus.com/articles/17854-mbongwana-star-from-kinshasa-review | title=Mbongwana Star Review | work=The Quietus | date=13 May 2015 | accessdate=23 October 2015 | author=Macfarlane, Clyde}}</ref>
'''Mbongwana Star'''<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.andymorganwrites.com/mbongwana-star-kinshasas-afro-junk-revolutionaries/|title = MBONGWANA STAR – Kinshasa's Afro-junk revolutionaries|website = Andy Morgan Writes|access-date = 11 April 2016}}</ref> is a band from [[Kinshasa]], Congo. Of the seven members of the band, two of them (Coco Ngabali and Theo Nzonza) were among the founding members of [[Staff Benda Bilili]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/jun/18/mbongawana-star-breaking-out-of-kinshasa|title=Mbongwana Star: breaking out of Kinshasa|first=Tim|last=Jonze|date=18 June 2015|website=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://thequietus.com/articles/17854-mbongwana-star-from-kinshasa-review | title=Mbongwana Star Review | work=The Quietus | date=13 May 2015 | accessdate=23 October 2015 | author=Macfarlane, Clyde}}</ref>


The band is signed to the [[World Circuit (record label)|World Circuit]] label, on which they released their debut album, ''[[From Kinshasa]]'', in 2015.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.spin.com/2015/08/spin-world-report-mbongwana-star-ata-kak-protoje-terakaft-tal-national-fabiano-do-nascimento/ | title=SPIN World Report: Mbongwana Star’s Congolese Street Music, Fabiano Do Nascimento’s Afro-Brazilian Folk Shredding | work=Spin | date=14 August 2015 | accessdate=23 October 2015 | author=Gubbels, Jason}}</ref> The album received "universal acclaim" from critics, according to Metacritic.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/from-kinshasa/mbongwana-star | title=From Kinshasa | work=Metacritic | accessdate=23 October 2015}}</ref>
The band is signed to the [[World Circuit (record label)|World Circuit]] label, on which they released their debut album, ''[[From Kinshasa]]'', in 2015.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.spin.com/2015/08/spin-world-report-mbongwana-star-ata-kak-protoje-terakaft-tal-national-fabiano-do-nascimento/ | title=SPIN World Report: Mbongwana Star's Congolese Street Music, Fabiano Do Nascimento's Afro-Brazilian Folk Shredding | work=Spin | date=14 August 2015 | accessdate=23 October 2015 | author=Gubbels, Jason}}</ref> The album received "universal acclaim" from critics, according to Metacritic.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/from-kinshasa/mbongwana-star | title=From Kinshasa | work=Metacritic | accessdate=23 October 2015}}</ref>


==References==
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[[Category:World Circuit (record label) artists]]
[[Category:World Circuit (record label) artists]]
[[Category:Democratic Republic of the Congo musical groups]]
[[Category:Democratic Republic of the Congo musical groups]]
[[Category:Musical groups established in 2013]]
[[Category:Culture of Kinshasa]]
[[Category:Culture of Kinshasa]]

Latest revision as of 16:41, 3 November 2024

Mbongwana Star
Mbongwana Star performing in 2015
Background information
OriginKinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Years active2013–present
LabelsWorld Circuit
MembersCoco Ngambali
Théo Ntsituvuidi
Liam Farrell (Doctor L)

Mbongwana Star[1] is a band from Kinshasa, Congo. Of the seven members of the band, two of them (Coco Ngabali and Theo Nzonza) were among the founding members of Staff Benda Bilili.[2][3]

The band is signed to the World Circuit label, on which they released their debut album, From Kinshasa, in 2015.[4] The album received "universal acclaim" from critics, according to Metacritic.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "MBONGWANA STAR – Kinshasa's Afro-junk revolutionaries". Andy Morgan Writes. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  2. ^ Jonze, Tim (18 June 2015). "Mbongwana Star: breaking out of Kinshasa". The Guardian.
  3. ^ Macfarlane, Clyde (13 May 2015). "Mbongwana Star Review". The Quietus. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  4. ^ Gubbels, Jason (14 August 2015). "SPIN World Report: Mbongwana Star's Congolese Street Music, Fabiano Do Nascimento's Afro-Brazilian Folk Shredding". Spin. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  5. ^ "From Kinshasa". Metacritic. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
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