Honour the people while they’re alive!
This song, Kpalongo, is an hommage to John Codjo MENSAN aka “KPALONGO”, born in 1948, who was a boxer legend - the first togolese boxer fighting in World Championship, vice world champion in his category and 4 times winner of the African Championship
This song, Kpalongo, is an hommage to John Codjo MENSAN aka “KPALONGO”, born in 1948, who was a boxer legend - the first togolese boxer fighting in World Championship, vice world champion in his category and 4 times winner of the African Championship
Despite his success he was completely impoverished, being ignored by the official sports clubs and government. He died miserably in 2017.
"Honour the people while they’re alive” says Yao, making it a parallel story of how artists are treated in Togo. Kpalongo is also the name of a rhythm and dance of the region, originally developed in the 1960s by the urban youth of the Ga people.
With this track Yao Bobby steps forward showing his vision of electronic music. Kpalongo has been recorded in Yao's studio in Agbodrafo, and then produced and mixed by Simon Grab. More to come soon...
Music by Yao Bobby x Simon Grab
Mastered by Dominic Clare at Declared Sound
Video by by Zododo Ekue
