BOMA BANGO: ‘On Va Voir’ - Electronic Press Kit
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Credits
Musicians
Drew Simon - accordion, vocals, triangle
Kelli Jones - fiddle, guitar, vocals
Megan Constantin - guitar, vocals, triangle
Production
Album artwork and photography by Jenny Lyons Simon
Recorded and mixed by Joel Savoy at Valcour Records in Eunice, Louisiana
Mastered by Aaron Thomas at ATMAS in Lafayette, LA
Design by Kelli Jones
Produced by Joel Savoy
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album OUT september 18th, 2026
Important Dates:
July 31 - first single single (On va voir) and presale announcement everywhere
August 21- second single (Je jongle à toi)
September 11- third single (Kinsiona)
About the Album
Lafayette/New Orleans collective Boma Bango returns with On va voir, a new record out on Valcour Records(late summer/early fall 2026) that channels the spirit of 1960s–70s Congolese rumba without copying it. Rooted in the hypnotic, reverb-washed electric guitars, shimmering tremolo and propulsive grooves of that Golden Age, On va voir reimagines those textures through the heat, cadence and vernacular of Southwest Louisiana. The result is original, improvisational music that honors itsinfluences while staking out its own sound. Led by guitarist and founder Daniel Coolik, Boma Bango formed in 2018 from a shared fascination with early Congolese styles—music born of Cuban son and African melody—and with a desire to translate those impulses into a distinctly Southwest Louisiana context. The band writes in Louisiana French and draws on Francophone connections to deepen its dialogue with the past while remaining forward-looking. On va voir was recorded and arranged to emphasize mood and momentum: interlocking guitars, sinewy saxophone lines, deep rolling bass, layered percussion,and warm vocal harmonies that evoke late-night bars and humid street corners, not as pastiche but as a new place the music might have traveled. The ensemble features Daniel Coolik (electric guitar), Trey Boudreaux (bass), Megan Brown Constantin (vocals, percussion), Doug Garrison (drums), Cesar Bacaro (congas, percussion), and Tim McFatter (saxophones), often augmented by Jafet Perez, Aurora Nealand, and Brad Webb. On va voir is a conversation across oceans and eras—anaffirmation that traditions can be points of departure, not templates.
“It’s not hard to imagine an only slightly alternate worldin which a brand of rumba took root and flourished in theheart of Acadiana, just as it did in Africa in the heart ofthe Congo” - offBeat, Steve Hochman, Sept 2021
Track List
1. Kinsiona
2. Deux Voyages
(Christine Balfa/Swinging Music)
3. Once a Day
(Bill Anderson/Johnny Bienstock Music)
4. On Parle de L'amour, On Parle de La Vie
(Kelli Jones/Kell Etoile Music)
5. So Easy to Love
(Belton Richard/Flat Town Music)
6. J'ai Vu Ta Figure Dans la Lune
(Otis Elder/Acuff Rose Music)
7. I’ve Got a Yearning
(Merle Haggard/Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
8. O, Rossignol Sauvage
(Lanese Vincent, Sidney Richard/arranged by T’Monde
9. Black Bayou One-Step
(Anatole Credeur/Brunswick Records)
10. Renaud Le Tueur de Femme
(Pierre Daigle/arranged by T’Monde)
11. Où T'étais Mercredi Passé
(Eduis Naquin/Flat Town Music)
12. Tante Altie Two Step
(Kelli Jones/Kell Etoile Music