TMR favourites and pioneers of Kinshasa’s sonic revolution, KOKOKO!, have released their new single, ‘Motema Mabe’. They describe this one as “a track about someone imitating, appropriating someone else’s creations, style or charisma - which happens a lot in Kinshasa! It's about karma getting back at people who can't be original and claim things that they haven’t created.” The track started life as a piece of improv, with that instantly memorable vocal loop emerging and being paired with groovy percussion and synths. It’s a sleek, danceable cut laced with a suave, punky energy. KOKOKO! are releasing their much-anticipated second album, BUTU, on July 5th, 2024, via Transgressive Records. -Dan Peeke