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Petite Noir
- Record Label: Redeye Music Distribution
- Release Date: Oct 12, 2018
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Dec 13, 2018It doesn't have the polish of 2015’s La Vie Est Belle, but is more daring in its exploration of its diasporic soundscapes.
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Oct 16, 2018Its six anthems burn with Ilunga's desire to prove himself, and the years he spent refining Noirwave paid off: His vision of a proud pan-African culture is in clearer focus and more relevant than ever.
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Oct 16, 2018Music has a way of conjuring a sense of intimacy between listener and artist, and La Maison Noir weaponizes that rapport without dismissing it. Noirwave may not be a movement but it is a force.
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Oct 16, 2018It may not be perfect but it's another solid release from a project that even after all these years still has plenty of promise coming from all sides.
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Dec 6, 2018Through linking his own struggles with others across borders and time, Petite Noir discovers that through dislocation community can be created. As the visual album comes to a close we are presented with the images of a baptism, of a renewal, that can only come from struggle.
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Oct 16, 2018The opening three numbers shine, showing a refreshing sound bursting at the seams with positivity, but the lack of variety means that, by the end, you may feel slightly bludgeoned by it all.