Leírás
R&B, Soft Jazz, African, Afro Soul, Limited edition CD kiadvány, 2021-es album.
Batila Ange da Costa was born in 1979, raised between Berlin and London as the first born child to a set of Congolese and Angolan parents. He would be blessed with four more siblings and much later in life develop into BATILA. Now, many times when we write about African Artists living in the diaspora or not, we tend to read attributes like „colorful“ „vibrant“ or „different“ – even though these words seem like clichés, they are very much true.
BATILA’s sound is an inspiring journey through space and time. With a concoction of Congolese scents, a sparkle of Reggae, and soft jazzy vibes, the cosmopolitan singer-songwriter is so versatile that no existing genre can fully describe this musical experience. He baptized this style Bantu Soul – a fusion of all genres created and inspired by people of African descent. Let’s lift the veil – BATILA’s upcoming release will be named TATAMANA – that’s Kikongo and means „don’t give up / hold on to what you love“.
The album is BATILA’s journey to African spirituality, self-love, and black love. Ange’s Congolese name is BATILA which was also his Grandfather’s name and holds the meaning „the one who protects, conserves, holds it together“. So to get rid of the chains and reconnect more to his ancestors who inspired him to write this music and also live up to his true calling, he picked the name that reflects his newfound attitude and was given to him by his origin.
YouTube video:
„What About Me” (official): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=651FPeNXKHI
Felvételek:
1. Blacklove
2. Kindoki
3. Naboyi
4. Resurrection
5. Afreekan
6. Ba Nzambe Ya Se
7. Far Too Long
8. I Need to Go
9. What About Me
10. Burning Flowers
11. AWA
12. Lobiko
13. Zola
14. Dangerous
15. Jazybelle
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