Kolinga is energy. Kolinga means “to love” in Lingala, or “to connect” when the emphasis is on the “i.” This enveloping, inclusive, and all-encompassing energy connects beings and worlds, taking us to the depths of our souls, where we remember that we are one.

Led by musician, author, composer, and singer Rébecca M’Boungou, it tells stories that have been forgotten or silenced for too long, those of women, those of ancestors who still knew how to listen to the wisdom that the cycles of nature and life constantly whisper to us.

In a clever mix of contemporary music, jazz, and Bantu music, Rébecca’s committed writing brings feminist, child rights, environmental, and decolonial struggles to the forefront without ever detaching them from the intimate. The magic happens when the groove makes hearts vibrate and bodies dance. Brilliantly surrounded by generous and sensitive people and musicians, Jérôme Martineau Ricotti on drums, Jérémie Poirier Quinot on flute, keyboard, and vocals, Johary Rakotondramasy on bass, Joël Riffard on guitar, and Vianney Desplantes on flugabone, euphonium, and vocals, they offer a transcendental experience on stage for anyone willing to dive in completely.