« Belle Kinoise Prod (formerly Label Kinoise) has been working with artists and musicians in Kinshasa since 2003. Producing bands, organizing concerts, shooting movies, recording albums… Kinshasa was once the musical capital of Africa, but after years of civil war and political madness, the country is in ruin. Yet the music keeps on rolling. Kinshasa « the city of sound » is the true fuel for Belle Kinoise’s works. Besides its movie projects, B.K keeps on seeking new musical talents in the ghetto in order to gather a powerful line-up of local professionnal bands. In the face of a collapsing occidental music industry, the challenge for Belle Kinoise is to create new ways of giving its artists opportunities to be heard and seen. in 2009 Belle Kinoise will settle down in Kinshasa to become a full time local cultural platform. BK’s artists are: Jupiter & Okwess International, Staff Benda Bilili, Bawutakin, Bebson de la Rue, Loi-X, Kimono, Rin-K, Ngotshima & the jawbreakers, Gekingo… It’s an evergrowing community. »
Source : http://www.myspace.com/bellekinoise
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