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Ë KOTTÒ, is a magazine of the cultural field in all its disciplines.

 

We are committed to bringing culture closer to our readers. Our goal is to give visibility to sectors that lack this opportunity of presence in large media platforms.

Our publications will be monthly and we will focus on four basic sections and four complementary ones.

INFORMATION, INTERVIEWS, ACTIVITY AND PROMOTION, and SOKKÒ,  ËTYÖ  LAÖTYA, OPINION y EDITORIAL

EDITORIAL

A general story on a specific theme of each edition.

INFORMATION: Its content will be based on knowing the path of our guests. That is, what you could call their biography.
2. INTERVIEW. Focused on the professional field.
3. ACTIVITY: Focused on our guest's current affairs.
4. PROMOTION: Publicize everything related to the works of our guest or in its case what it believes  necessary to promote related to his or her professional work.

OPINION

It is a section for sociocultural opinion articles.

ËTYÖ  LAÖTYA

It is a section of learning and knowledge about the Bóbë-Bubi identity in its different manifestations.

SOKKÒ

It is a section with a variety of socio-cultural news.

POET'S BLOG

A section for poetry and poems.

 

With the magazine Ë KOTTÓ, we will bring culture a little closer to our homes.

Editorial

STRENGTH AND CREATIVITY

At Ë Kottò, we believe in the strength and creativity of the new generations. Music is a reflection of our identity, our history and our evolution as a society. For this reason, we continue to support emerging talent, providing a space for young artists to share their art, their vision and their voice with the world.

 

In this edition, we delve into the universe of a young talent from Baney who has a lot to offer. His passion for music, his authenticity and his commitment to his roots make him one of the most promising young artists on the music scene today. In an exclusive interview, he talks about his beginnings, his influences and his dreams, proving that youth continue to set the pace for the future.

 

 Join us on this sonic journey and discover the talent that is transforming the music scene. Ë Kottò continues to be the loudspeaker for artists who are destined to make history.

Story

KENNY JHUMPUE

My name is Jose Luis Salomon Bisobe, I was born in Baney on August 19, 1996, I am the son of the late don Dionisio Salomon Olá and doña Virginia Bisobe Amburo, I am an artist (singer) and this is my story.

 

When I was a child, I did not feel that ability, gift or talent, that someday I would be a rapper or a singer, but I have always felt an artistic spirit within me. The love and passion in everything that had to do with art and culture I always felt inside of me. My love of poetry, the tales and stories of our ancestors, traditional games and dances always moved me and pushed me to express the artistic spirit I carried within me.

 

Already in the years 2010/2011 I began to have my first experiences of living what was a live musical concert, and since then I began to feel what are the little butterflies that you feel when you are in love with something or someone, I felt able to do and express what I saw the artists of those times do, indeed, I felt I could do better, but did not know how to start such a feeling and did not know where to start.

 

My first reference in music was Santafé Velozki, a great artist at the level of my town Baney who inspired me and influenced me to feel capable of making music in the same dimensions.

 

With the passage of time I began to relate to people who had the same expectations, guidelines and feelings towards music and with this I ran into Jhones one of my best friends today, he had realized through my skills what I would be able to do in terms of music so he did not hesitate to encourage me to take my first step by inviting me to a collaboration, which we gave as title for this love, which quite surprised the lucky ones who could hear it and with this it all began.

 

I started to make music always in collaboration with some other artist as beginner as me. I spent a long time without making solo music because apart from the fact that I didn't dare, I enjoyed a good atmosphere working together and contributing ideas. With my friend Jhones we formed a musical group which we have called SWAG COMPANY releasing our first official song on August 2014, and had as title Malabo dont no (Malabo ya lo sabe) which pushed us quite a lot to get the attention of the public to date. In 2017 we released the hit song whanjala accompanied by a video clip that to this day is still enjoyed, a story told in first person and that hooked the public quite a lot and one of the songs that launched us to the top of the popularity index.

  

I started doing rap music style but with time I started to listen to other musical styles and to have new references, falling in love with the afrobeat style. My first solo track I did around 2018 and it was a mix of afrobeat and rap creating an afrorap style and titled ö waisö ö bötëbari. With this I managed to overcome my fears and continued making music both solo and in collaboration, until in 2022 I recorded one of my best songs Neyba i love you (Baney te amo) accompanied by a video clip getting with it my first award as a solo artist to the best song 2022/2023 at the level of my people giving me a certificate that accredited it.

 

I have participated in concerts of patron saint festivals of different villages of the island of Bioko, in two of the organized of the great cultural event ëvövé ëböbé and in particular concerts.

 

Nowadays I am a bit busy in my personal life but I keep on making music and I am happy with life, and in spite of so many difficult situations I have always trusted in myself and in my potential without the need to compare myself with anyone, and always measuring myself with myself, I am currently working on a new project in which I hope that life will smile at me once again, ready to reach new goals and achievements in the artistic world. Thank you very much.

Interview

Hello Kenny

How are you?

Good, thank you.

Thank you for accepting the invitation of Ë Kottò magazine.

1. Your new song 'Batobiera' has not been heard yet, what can you tell us about this song? What message do you want to convey with it?

1. a) I can only say that it is a style of music that until now I had not worked, I had done different styles and musical genres but with Batôbiera I could experience for the first time the katyá😊 style. b) The intention of this song is not only to convey a message, the real intention is to make you feel the pride of what you really are, your identity, because it is useless to tell me that you are bubi and that deep down you don't feel that pride.

2.         You are an artist who has made hip hop in Bubi language, how do you think this genre can help to preserve and spread Bubi culture?

I consider hip hip as an educating genre, because with it is easy to capture the attention of the public when you come with a real message, and when you have that power you are able to change many things.

3. How do you see the future of Bubi language music? Do you think there are more artists interested in singing in Bubi nowadays?

a) the truth is that I see it a bit cloudy, not very promising. b) less and less, with social networks now everyone wants to sing what everyone understands, forgetting where they are from and that music depends not only on the message but also on the rhythm and that when you make music the first thing you have to represent is your culture and your roots.

4.         We know that you visited the Batoipokko House of Culture and worked with the children, what was that experience like for you and what impact do you think it had on them?

a) The experience was really good, it was something that I would have liked to happen in my childhood. b) I believe that somehow or other a spark has arisen inside these kids and I think that very soon the signs will be seen.

5. What are your plans for the future in terms of music? Do you plan to release an album or collaborate with other artists?

a) My only plan in this regard is to keep making music, and to make bubi music so well liked that future generations will join me in doing the same. b) I have always wanted to work on a solo album but circumstances have not been easy, and of course I would like to work with other artists.

6. Who are the artists that have influenced you the most when it comes to singing and composing your music?

Santafe velozki, Mr Eazi, Sarkodie and others.

7.         The Ebobe-Evove event is a cultural reference for the Bubi community. What does this event mean to you and how do you think it contributes to Bubi music and identity?

Apart from being an event to preserve our language and culture it also helps to raise and hunt talents, thanks to this event many bubi artists lost the shame of singing and making music in Bubi.... There is no better place to feel Bubi than in this event😁.

8.         Apart from hip hop, are you interested in exploring other musical genres in the Bubi language?

I'm now with Afrobeat but I would also like to try Zouk, kisomba, etc.

9. What do you think about the support that artists who sing in Bubi receive, do you think there is enough visibility for them?

The truth is that there is no support, from my point of view I think and believe that the bubi artist has always been worth by himself, and as alone you can not get almost nothing, very few managed to get there, and of course, we are less and less.

10.       If you could collaborate with any artist, who would you like to collaborate with and why?

Well, the truth is that I would not know how to decide😁.

Thank you for accepting the invitation of Ë Kottò Magazine. Do you have anything else to tell? And what do you recommend to the readers of Ë Kottò Magazine ?

Not so much for now.
Since I'm not yet aware of how far it could all go, but it's always nice to know that somewhere someone enjoys your work and supports it, it's much appreciated.

 

To the readers of Ë Kottò Magazine, I recommend to be alert and trust in the contents offered by the magazine...

Yes, Ekottomagazine is managing to raise the hopes of kids who used to make music maybe just for fun in moments of leisure, to think that music can be made in other dimensions, it's very promising.

Activity

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Correo electronico ……   kennyjhumpuepue19@gmail.com

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OPINIÓN

BÖSUBÓBBÈ MAY MATA

What's next?

Anyone would think that it is the Hyde Park Festival (London) or the very famous Glastonbury, all of them festivals held in Europe. Hundreds and thousands of people, mostly young people, gather every year to enjoy the music of their favorite artists, meet new people, etc.

As I mentioned before, these big festivals, which have international repercussion, are usually held in Europe, Asia, Oceania or America. We all know that the Western media would only report on an African festival if there had been some misfortune, such as “people killed in a human avalanche” or “serious riots”.

Our Evobe has shown that a black person can organize a festival, meet his people, eat, dance and take pride in his culture. Our Evobe is the nightmare of any supremacist who thinks that black people are nothing but savages, violent, bloodthirsty, backward and incapable of organizing anything related to culture.

There we could see a big yellow tide (the Bariobé 2024 T-shirts), walking, singing and dancing, without forgetting the triumphal entry of Rebola's people in Bariobé (video circulating in the networks). Brothers, sisters, how envious must be those who consider Africans as subhumans incapable of living in peace! How envious must be those who think that we blacks are nothing and that we are only good for stealing, selling drugs, committing rape or killing for the sake of killing! All this has to be too much envy, right?

Unfortunately for the envious, there is more! The night arrives and artists of all kinds of genres begin to appear on stage: from traditional dances, through the classic singers of a lifetime, to the rappers of Baney or Rebola, delighting the audience with songs that are not about violence, drugs or sex. We listen to songs that encourage us to speak our tongues. By now, the envious must be ready to go to the emergency room. So much might and so much civilization on display cause pain, agony, anguish and grief.

How many cultural associations in the United Kingdom, the United States, Spain, France, etc., could organize such an event with the means available to Evobe? The answer is simple: none. They would not be able to organize anything similar at the local level without a large financial contribution and a strong intervention of the security forces (in some places even metal detectors would be needed to avoid tragedies).

In conclusion, Evobe celebrates a date recognized by UNESCO as International Mother Language Day. In our case, it celebrates the mother tongue of the Bubi people on the island of Bioko. It aims to raise awareness around the world about the importance of preserving the mother tongue. Whether in Batete, Batoipokko, Moka, Rebola, Bocoricho... We have presented ourselves to the world as a calm, organized, civilized and advanced people. We already proved it in Bariobé, and Riuché was not going to be an exception.

So, Elo Be nta, elo bomme, we will continue to work to preserve our language, but this time with even more strength, because we can and will become the envy of the entire planet.

BÖSUBÓBBÈ MAY MATA

ËTYÖ LAÖTYA

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TIMELY NEWS

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You can now buy calendar

with Bubis names in Baney.

Stop by Comercial Ribesako,

in the central station of Baney.

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Contact 222629363

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When the fashion for globalization and single thinking emerged at the beginning of the 21st century, its ideologues and apologists never imagined the forceful response of the peoples claiming their respective identities that they encountered. Without being aware of it, it turns out that the Bubis joined this worldwide vindictive current of defense of the right of peoples to preserve their heritage with an unprecedented energy, and it is in this context that the publication of this work, which was conceived from the beginning as a small contribution to the titanic and peaceful struggle of the Bubi people for the perpetuation of their heritage, that is to say, their identity, our identity, should be interpreted. Good reading. Author. K.opesese -Edmundo - Sepa Bonaba

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Poet's Blog

THE RACE

by Bönaí Capote

 

The hair, the skin, the race?

threads of history woven in time,

colors of the earth dancing in the wind,

traces of ancestors beating in the blood.

 

The hair curls the memory,

the skin whispers the path,

race does not enclose,

race is rhythm, root and destiny.

 

It is not a limit,

it is a heartbeat,

it is not a cage,

it is an infinite river.

Ë ILÁM (MY VOICE)

by Carlos Bolete Lobete


Ë ilám.

Ballá ná bá la ipölla

öámmo ö böém wëla.

Biebba la ëhëá ná ë nkòm wëla

ë la tuturó.



Ë ilám.

Ballá ná bá la etya.

Ë röppa wëla bí la seballa la ëháe,

bësari ná bí la sölla ë bi íkkiò bí hatte

lë sihúruru.


 


My voice.

Words that emerge

from the depths of my soul.

Sound waves that slide in the tunnels of my neck

slither.



My voice.

Words that grow.

In pain they dream of calm,

symphonic notes that let their breath fly

with the breeze.

DYNASTY

by Sharon Jones

I am the descendant

from a dynasty.

Circumstances and situations

cannot destroy my legacy.

I believed in my spirit,

knowing I am free.

Guided by the marvelous

light of truth and unity.

Not allowing the oppressor

to detain the true me.

Owning my power,

over my mind, spirit, and body.

Seeing the chains

as only minor distraction

to bind me.

I hear the powerful

voices of my ancestors,

hiding from view, saying

They cannot find me.

You are not lost.

We are walking with thee.

You are safe and protected

Keep walking with dignity.

Do not allow them

to transfer hate

within your energy.

Do not let them

tell you who to be.

Do not allow them

to enter your dynasty.

Ë KOTTÒ

Publisher

Diversity Ëtyö Project

Magazine Director

Barbara May

Editor in Chief

Tomás May Pelico

Designer

Böhulá

Colaboration

Eduardo May Mata

ISSN 2833-4124

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May not be reproduced without the written permission of Ë KOTTÒ.

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