IKOQWE (pronounced ee-kok-weh) is a new project by Batida (aka Pedro Coquenão, the Angola-born, Lisbon-raised artist who ranks among the leading exponents of the new wave of African electronic music), and Luaty Beirão, aka Ikonoklasta, the Angolan rapper turned iconic activist. IKOQWE's inspiration comes from old school Hip Hop as much as from traditional Angolan music. The album includes drum machines, vocals in Angolan slang, Umbundu, Portuguese & English, discussions about neocolonialism, iniquities & falsified history, radio sounds, utopian solutions, and much more.
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Featured Upcoming Vinyl
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FaltyDL Neurotica
Planet Mu Records Ltd
June 20, 2025 -
Gasoline Lollipops Kill the Architect
Alp
June 27, 2025 -
Pendulum Inertia [2xLP]
Virgin Music International
August 22, 2025 -
Mike Oldfield Tubular Bells 2003
Wea Int'l
July 11, 2025 -
Pain of Truth Coast to Coast (Half Doublemint Green/Half Blue)
Daze/Bbb
June 20, 2025 -
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Rave Gizzard (Live In San Francisco '24; Triple Splatter) [3xLP]
Reverberation Appreciation Soc
June 20, 2025 -
Penny & the Pits Liquid Compactor
Forward Music Group
July 4, 2025 -
Irvine Welsh Men in Love
Port Sunshine Rec.
July 25, 2025 -
Sofia Kourtesis Volver
Ninja Tune
August 1, 2025 -
Greg Freeman Burnover
Transgressive
August 22, 2025 -
Jeanines How Long Can It Last (White)
Slumberland Records
June 27, 2025 -
Sorry Girls Dreamwalker
Arbutus Records
June 20, 2025 -
Half Japanese Adventure (Cream)
Fire Records
July 11, 2025 -
Bruce Springsteen Tracks II: The Lost Albums [9xLP]
Legacy Recordings
June 27, 2025