The band Kolinga stands for a mixture of pop, Congolese rumba, jazz, soul, chanson and hip-hop, whose name means both “to connect” and “to encircle” in Lingala. Founded as a duo by singer Rébecca M’Boungou and multi-instrumentalist Arnaud Estor, the band has now grown into a virtuoso sextet. Rébecca M’Boungou has Congolese roots and grew up in the south-west of France. Life between two cultures characterises her emotional music, which is sensual, virtuosic and elegant and goes straight to the legs.
goes straight to the legs. The album “Legacy”, released in 2022, tells of polyphonic identity, memories of history and the uprooted present.