I am a visionary creative artist and entrepreneur redefining African music. I create original music that highlights the richness of African cultures. My aim is to fuse these timeless influences with today’s music, to offer something new while remaining true to their roots. In addition to my musical work, I am also committed to the preservation and documentation of traditional African sounds, to ensure that they are passed on to future generations.
As a professional guitarist and African music maker, my compositions are inspired by nature, African soul, and culture. I have pioneered New Traditional Modern Music by blending contemporary sounds with traditional Congo and African rhythms. Since 2022, I have been on a mission to record, archive, and sample the unique audio landscape of Congo. I continue to pursue my dream of recording everything that can be part of African sound archives.
KONGO SOUND CONSERVATION is the project within which the mission I have set myself as a musician, composer and sound creator comes to life : to preserve our sonic identity through the music and sounds of our traditions and culture. I safeguard these sounds for future generations, always incorporating their essence into my creations. In the studio, I modernize them, allowing their spirit to resonate around the world without ever losing their soul.
Every melody, every rhythm, every sound carries the stories of our ancestors, the heartbeat of our land and the emotions of our people. By blending tradition and innovation, I ensure that these sounds remain alive, that they evolve while remaining true to their roots.
Beyond the music, it’s a cultural heritage, a bridge between the past and the future. Through my work, I invite the world to discover, appreciate and celebrate the richness of our heritage.
KONGO SOUND CONSERVATION: Preserving Our Sonic Identity, Bridging Tradition and Innovation
—the streets, the atmosphere, and the voices of nature—to create immersive ambient and background soundscapes. These sounds breathe life into my creations, adding depth and authenticity while revealing the beauty of nature through sound. Each recording becomes a way to tell stories, capturing emotions, memories, and the essence of a place through the art of sound.
my studio
SAWASOUND STUDIO is where collected sounds come to life. After gathering the voices of the street, the whispers of nature and the echoes of tradition, I bring them here to shape them into original creations – a music that carries the soul of a place.
Beyond my own work, this studio is also a space for preservation. I create sound libraries, archiving the cultural and historical soundscapes of the region. Each recorded sound becomes an element of heritage, a memory captured in time.
Thanks to these archives, future generations will be able to reconnect with their roots, rediscover the voices, rhythms and atmospheres that define their identity. SAWASOUND STUDIO is not just about music, it’s also about preserving our sonic heritage
My latest sounds !
From melancholy comes music that tells of the pain and fear left behind by trauma. But as the notes unfold, an unshakeable strength emerges: that of resilience. This mini-album is rooted in chaos. Its sounds come from the detonation of bombs and gunfire recorded during the offensive on Goma. From January 26 to 29, 2025, explosions tore the silence relentlessly, plunging the city and its inhabitants into confusion. In the face of this storm, my guitar became a refuge. It carried my fear, my pain, but also my hope. Note after note, it sang of my people’s resistance, the call for peace and the return of love
Participated in the project KIVU LE LAC, a film by Elize Sawasawa & Christian Bitwaiki.
Contributed as part of the team that created an award-winning work.
Pursued an independent sound engineering course with MusicFund, Foyer Culturel de Goma, and Institut Français.
Took part in a major project: Rogatien Milord’s album HORIZON as arranger and sound engineer.
Attended a month-long training course with Central African sound engineers on music, the music industry, and sound engineering in Cameroon.
This course was signed and certified by Scène d’Ébène and the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie.
Took a sound creation course with Hughes Germain at Institut Français.
Took part in a creative dance residency/retreat as a music composer and sound maker, incorporating ancestral and traditional sounds and rhythms.
The project, titled UTERUS, was led by professional dancer Stéphanie Mwamba.
