Alec Lomami 'Pardon My French'
Alec Lomami flips Miriam Makeba and samples Outkast & Watch The Throne in his Congolose banger "Pardon My French."
<p><a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/2012/05/31/africa-in-your-earbuds-19-alec-lomami/" target="_blank"><strong>Alec Lomami</strong></a>, one of Kinshasa's brightest producer/rappers, returns after some long down time with "Pardon My French," the lead single off his upcoming <em>Melancolie Joyeuse</em> EP. The track flips Miriam Makeba's <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCc61z9IFu4" target="_blank">"Pata Pata"</a> and utilizes elements from <strong>Outkast</strong> and <em>Watch The Throne</em> (spot 'em) for a synth-flanked Anglo/Francophone and Lingala banger — with the refrain <em>Oleli oleli oko lela yo na nani</em> loosely translating to “ you can cry all you want, but no one really cares so you’d might as well just stop,” as <a href="http://afripopmag.com/2013/04/afripop-exclusive-alec-lomami-previews-first-listen-of-pardon-my-french/" target="_blank">AfriPOP</a> notes. Look for Alec's EP dropping tomorrow for free on his <a href="http://aleclomami.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">bandcamp</a>. This was definitely worth the wait.</p><p><div class="preroll-video"></div><ora-player></ora-player></p><p><iframe frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F89696871" width="100%"></iframe></p><p>[H/T <a href="http://afripopmag.com/2013/04/afripop-exclusive-alec-lomami-previews-first-listen-of-pardon-my-french/" target="_blank">AfriPOP</a>]</p>
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