Artwork - Tonton Essono Le Manifik
Artwork - Tonton Essono Le Manifik

[ULG#001] – Engone Endong – #OKENG

We’re proud to introduce to you our first release as a label, it will be out on June 18th. We’re starting this new adventure with #OKENG, an inspiring beat tape infused with african beats, produced by Engone Endong.


 

Engone Endong

Raising from his Hip-Hop beginnings in Libreville, Gabon, Engone Endong moved to Montreal, Canada, in 2005 where he honed his craft as a producer-beatmaker-scientist of sound.
He released his first album, Colored Dust Lite, (Atsie Sun Orchestra) in 2011 which led him to write the score for “United States of Africa” experience virtuelle. Engone Endong has performed at Piknic Electronik Music Festival (2013), Pop Montreal (2013) and has shared stages with Rich Medina, Kae Sun, and Jjanice+. He also co-founded African Sessions at the famous Club Ballatou (Montréal).

Influenced by African Tradition, Japanese Shinto and futuristic sounds, #OKENG, meaning “SWORD” in his mother tongue Fang, is also an initiatic journey into the African Culture through samples from Mvett , Highlife, Bwiti and Afrobeat.
This project is an expression of his Inner Self through a cartooned dimension created by Tonton Essono Le Manifik depicting the transformation from an african past to an enlightened future.

Today, we’re releasing the first track as a preview, a powerful beat named Atarega (which means beginning in Fang).

SEE ALSO

Unlog Podcast #12 – Endong Engone (Canada) by Unlog Epicwaveforms on Mixcloud