About

Jupiter Bokondji is a Congolese musician. Alongside his band, Okwess International, he released their debut album Hotel Univers in the UK in May 2013. The band was created in 1990, and they toured Africa. However, at the same time that their popularity grew, First Congo War broke out in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Some band members fled to Europe to escape violence, but Bokondji stayed in Kinshasa. As the war died down, his popularity grew again, and in 2006 he was featured in the documentary Jupiter's Dance. This brought him to the attention of UK producers and musicians, which led to him joining the African Express tour, the production of Hotel Univers, and performing at the 2013 Glastonbury Festival.