\u201cQuibuala\u201d finds its root in the word \u201cBuala\u201d : \u201cvillage\u201d, from the bush or from the inside in Quicongo language. \u201cBecause I have a strong connection with the cultures of my land, habits and customs, I was nicknamed Quibuala by my friends\u201d, G\u00e1lio says. When he left his hometown of Cabinda to reach the country\u2019s capital Luanda, G\u00e1lio felt excluded at first, mocked by the others. Because he was coming from the \u201cbuala\u201d, the boy from the countryside had to own his identity first, then find a niche for himself to make it as an artist, in order to reveal his talents as a music producer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lisbon, the angolan DJ and producer decided to tell his personal story through music in Quibuala <\/em>: \u201cIt’s my first album, so I thought I’ll shed light on my angolan\/african origins because it’s my crib. It\u2019s where I was born and where I grew up.\u201d G\u00e1lio also admits that he put a lot of himself into this work, \u201cfrom sadness to joy, through losses and achievements<\/em>\u201d. From 2002, when he started producing rap music, G\u00e1lio has found his way in the afro-house scene, releasing a remarkable first track in 2019 called \u201cKiller\u201d. Since then, the producer became a leading figure of the genre, bringing forward his energetic, percussive and African-rooted style to the afro-house and afro-tech community with essential tracks such as \u201cMolta\u201d, \u201cPataquero\u201d, \u201cFolkloric\u201d or more recently, the banger \u201cMbenda\u201d in collaboration with the godfather DJ Satelite. <\/p>\n\n\n\n It seems like 2022 is the year of G\u00e1lio, who put together a debut album full of \u201cart, rhythm, poetry and ancestry<\/em>\u201d, a collection of songs in several african languages such as Ibinda, Honbumdo, Quikongo, Kinbumdo, Suali or Criolo, spoken in Cape Verde and Guinea Bissau. Combined with the sounds of instruments like congas, maracas, djembes or acoustic guitar, G\u00e1lio made this album not only a dancefloor-killer but also a splendid electro-organic piece of work. Enjoy Pam Club ! <\/p>\n\n\n\n