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Endlich mal wieder ein halbwegs normales Tiny Desk Concert. Seit Beginn der Pandemie habe ich die selber aufgezeichneten Performances, meist Solo Künstler ohne Band, nicht mehr wirklich verfolgt. Es war jedes Mal wie eine bittere Erinnerung an etwas, dass ich lieber anders gehabt hätte.

Ende Januar haben Lous and The Yakuza in der Bar des Hôtel Grand Amour in Paris ein Tiny Desk Concert gespielt. Etwas anders, aber im Großen und ganzen schon recht nah an dem, was mir gefehlt hat. Richtig schön!

There’s an elegant vibe as Lous and The Yakuza perform a Tiny Desk from the Book Bar in the Hôtel Grand Amour in Paris. And while the music is smooth, upbeat and warm, what lies beneath in Lous backstory, in her French lyrics, is, at times, deep and disturbing.

Lous — an anagram for „soul“ — is Marie-Pierra Kakoma, a 24-year-old artist based in Belgium but born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. She came to Belgium because her family escaped war in the Congo. They were refugees. For her Tiny Desk (home) concert, she opens with her 2019 single, „Dilemme.“ The song conjures up images of growing up in the Congo and Rwanda: „Living haunts me, everything that surrounds me made me mean,“ she sings in French. Her songs are often set to Congolese rumba rhythms, filled with resilience, beauty and resistance.

These songs come from her 2020 album, Gore, and are steeped in a life that saw her mother imprisoned in the Congo for being Rwandan, then become separated during their escape to Belgium. They were eventually reunited, butLous was a troubled teen and spent a period of time adrift before pulling her life together in pursuit of music and art. There’s much to uncover and discover here. This Tiny Desk (home) concert is a deep journey.

SET LIST
„Dilemme“
„Bon Acteur“
„Dans La Hess“
„Solo“
„Amigo“

Lous and The Yakuza – Dilemme

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