Lisa LeBlanc and Les Louanges nominated at the 2023 JUNO Awards
Our artists on the Polaris Prize Long List
Bonsound at Osheaga
GAMIQ 2021: A successful night for Bonsound artists
2021 GAMIQ nominations
2021 ADISQ Nominations
Pierre Kwenders and Clément Bazin release a music video for the Sentiment remix by Pedro da Linha
Pierre Kwenders and Clément Bazin unveil Classe Tendresse
Pierre Kwenders and Clément Bazin share second single, Ego
Pierre Kwenders and Clément Bazin share Sentiment, the first single from Classe Tendresse, their collaborative EP to be released on October 23rd
Pierre Kwenders live at the Belle Gueule microfestival
Pierre Kwenders wins Album of the year - World Music at this year's Gala de l'ADISQ!
Polaris Music Prize: Pierre Kwenders on the Short List!
Pierre Kwenders presents 'Live at the Apollo'
Pierre Kwenders wins the Rap/R&B artist of the year Award at the 2018 INDIES
Pierre Kwenders presents a music video for Makanda
Pierre Kwenders unveils two new singles from his upcoming album
Pierre Kwenders announces the release of his new album and shares a music video
Pierre Kwenders unveils a music video for Woods of Solitude off his upcoming album
Pierre Kwenders releases Popolipo (The Remixes) EP
Pierre Kwenders unveils two new singles from his upcoming album
Two months ago, Pierre Kwenders shared his addictive, summer hit Sexus Plexus Nexus. Named after a trilogy of erotic novels by Henry Miller, ‘Sexus Plexus Nexus’ is as sensuous as its source material: a sex, sax, and string-laden confection that floats along until Congolese rumba guitars enter the scene (Pitchfork). Today, the Emperor strikes again and presents not one, but two singles off his sophomore album MAKANDA at the End of Space, the Beginning of Time: La La Love and Tuba Tuba. This new album is set to be released on September 8th via Bonsound.
Watch and share La La Love and Tuba Tuba via YouTube. The two singles are available on all digital platforms now.
La La Love is a love anthem, Pierre explains. Everybody needs love. We can’t get enough of it. Life is short. Let’s enjoy it and dance. No need to bother with what others say. Live and let live, that’s the spirit of Tuba Tuba. These two songs meet in the spirit of celebration, that of love and life.
This album puts Pierre Kwenders at the forefront of the Montreal’s afrocentric music scene. I wanted to reflect a certain sensuality in my lyrics and my singing. There are a lot of love-related songs in this album. I wanted to dedicate it to women, especially, the artist explains. This ode to love is certainly present on the voluptuous song Sexus Plexus Nexus, while on Zonga he remembers a childhood sweetheart and on Rendezvous he sings about taking his dream woman to Paris. The women in Pierre Kwenders’ life give him strength, hence the title Makanda (which means ‘strength’ in Tshiluba).
Don't miss his new album's launch in Montreal on September 13th at the PHI Centre. Tickets are on sale online.
Upcoming shows
08/19/17 Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, QC // Place Lagny
08/31/17 Rouyn-Noranda, QC // Scène extérieure Desjardins (FME)
09/13/17 Montreal, QC // PHI Center (Album launch show)
09/15/17 Toronto, ON // Rivoli
09/16/17 Guelph, ON // Market Square Stage (Guelph Jazz Festival)
09/22/17 Quebec city, QC // Le Cercle
09/22/17 Quebec city, QC // Le Cercle (with Moonshine)
09/23/17 Ottawa, QC // NAC Studio