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SUMMARY:WINTERRUPTION WPG 2023 - Pierre Kwenders with Dr. Henry
DESCRIPTION:WINTERRUPTION WPG 2023 – Pierre Kwenders with Dr. Henry at the West End Cultural Centre – Wednesday\, January 25\, 2023 at 8:00pm\n\n\nThe West End Cultural Centre will continue to require that patrons wear a facemask in our venue. Touring artists are disproportionately affected by COVID-related health issues\, and we want to give them every opportunity to continue to perform and tour. By wearing your mask in the venue\, you’re helping keep our artists healthy so they don’t need to cancel shows and tours. \n—– \nCongolese-born\, Montreal-based musician\, songwriter\, and DJ Pierre Kwenders (he/him) is a storyteller at his core. Motivated by the intricacies of love\, his songs weave together narratives from memories of the past\, sketches of his hometown\, and reflections on the future. With his third album\, José Louis and the Paradox of Love (via Arts & Crafts)\, for which he was awarded the prestigious Polaris Music Prize\, Kwenders arrives at a new juncture – a moment of resonance\, carefully wrapped in freewheeling tapestry\, hinged in reverence to its diverse heritage\, yet revelling in the inventive combination of its elements.  \nBorn in Kinshasa\, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo\, Kwenders borrows his stage name from his late grandfather\, a widely respected businessman and community figure. Following his mother’s footsteps\, in 2001 Kwenders immigrated from Congo to Montreal. While his music-filled childhood quickly earned him a reputation as the most energetic dancer at family gatherings\, it was when he joined a youth choir in 2008 that Kwenders would have his first formative musical experience. Collecting taxes by day and singing in church by night\, this spiritually fitting experience brought a young Kwenders clarity on the role that music would come to play in his life. Inspired by “sagacité\,” a way of life coined by Ivorian singer Douk Saga\, which means to work hard in order to play hard\, a decade later he’s established himself as an architect of modern African music\, creating a unique blend of Afro-inflected electronic sounds inspired by Congolese rumba\, propagated by the Moonshine collective\, a post-border multidisciplinary artist collective celebrating diversity in dance culture since Kwenders co-founded it in 2014.  \nSinging and rapping in Lingala\, French\, English\, Tshiluba\, and Kikongo\, Kwenders similarly weaves his stories across the boundaries of language and geography. José Louis and the Paradox of Love is a culmination of personal growth and the musical dexterity he has honed over the years\, converging his strong songwriting capabilities with the bravado he possesses as a DJ. The album explores an ongoing search to grasp the universal complexities of romance\, sometimes through the lens of Kwenders’ own intimate experiences. The songs were written and recorded over the span of four years\, and the album is symbolically titled after his birth name\, José Louis Modabi. Through different moments of tension and release\, romantic narratives of beauty and disaster are packed into powerful poetic musical vignettes.  \nJosé Louis and The Paradox of Love transcends genres including electronic\, pop\, and rumba and includes instruments such as the guitar\, saxophone\, cello\, trumpet\, violin\, and the Mbira\, a plucked idiophone from Zimbabwe. Just as Kwenders writes from a multilingual perspective\, so too does he draw on his musical influences\, searching for the precise nuances offered by each one to best emotionally resonate. Dipping into a wide range of cultures\, the album was written and recorded in a handful of cities across borders including Montreal\, Lisbon\, Seattle\, New York City\, Philadelphia\, and New Orleans\, and includes a wide range of features with both new and old collaborators.  \nIn addition to be a leading force of Moonshine\, Kwenders has a handful of critically-acclaimed releases under his belt. In the fall of 2020\, he released Classe Tendresse\, a collaborative EP created with French producer Clément Bazin that explores themes of longing and homesickness towards one’s homeland. The project won Kwenders a nomination for the 2021 GAMIQ World EP/Album of the Year award\, and follows the release of MAKANDA at The End of Space\, the Beginning of Time\, Kwenders’s 2017 sophomore album\, and Le Dernier Empereur Bantou\, his debut album unveiled in 2014 – both earning him nominations for the Polaris Music Prize. In 2019\, Kwenders joined forces with Ngabonziza Kiroko to form the future soul duo ABAKOS. Their debut album Solar Soldier was released in 2019\, which featured production from prolific British electronic musician Jamie Lidell. He also engages in collaborative musical projects\, including Baluka\, an EP released in August 2021 with Uproot Andy\, a Brooklyn-based producer and Que Bajo party co-founder. Expanding on his success as a musical artist\, he co-directed a series of short documentaries titled “Zaïre Space Program”\, which captures life in his hometown of Kinshasa.  \n-—- \nDr. Henry \nPortage and Mainers are reknowned for treating their seasonal affective disorder by staying inside to rock and roll when it’s 40 below but here’s a new remedy: a house call from Dr. Henry\, ready to treat your SAD with an exciting hit of groovy\, hip-shaking\, Afro-fusion jazz! Dr. Henry band’s three core musicians met in Winnipeg after moving from Nigeria for higher education pursuits. Their cool sound is shaped by their West African roots as well as familial influences\, musical inspirations and collaborations with fellow Winnipeggers. In their vibrant and colourful musical mosaic\, you can hear Afro-beat inspired by its master\, Fela Kuti\, as well as neo-soul and polyrhythmic jazz. It’s delightfully infectious and an instant cure-all. Call the Dr. Henry band for whatever ails you.
URL:https://accesswinnipeg.com/event/winterruption-wpg-2023-pierre-kwenders-with-dr-henry/
LOCATION:West End Cultural Centre\, 586 Ellice Ave\, Winnipeg\, MB\, R3B1Z8\, Canada
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