Konoba - First Album

<p> I grew up in Belgium and started playing music at an early age, taking piano, guitar and singing lessons. When I was 19, I moved to England to study Music Performance in London for a year. I then moved to Brighton to study Music Production and decided to start my solo project, Konoba. </p> <p>  </p> <p> After 5 years in England, 3 EPs released and around 100 solo gigs performed, I decided to move back to Belgium. I was lucky to find 4 outstanding musicians who agreed to join me on stage and we just spent the last year putting together a great live show. We already performed it a number of times (Botanique, Verdur Rock, Jyva'Zik Festival,...) and are now planning a big tour in 2015. </p> <p>  </p> <p> For the past year I've also continued to write and record new material and you can already watch the music video for the album's first single 'Penny Dropped' just below! </p> <p>  </p> <p> I would like to make an outstanding album. One that is powerful yet very light, that is heartwarming yet makes you cry. But in order to achieve this and stand any chance against the big record labels, I need your help!</p> <p>  </p> <p> If you're interested in the project, I invite you to watch the video hereabove and learn more about me, about Konoba, and about this new album.</p> <p>  </p> <p> Let's do this, together! </p> <p>  </p> <p>  </p> <p> - The first single is already out, here it is: </p> <p>  </p> <p>  <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="304" src="//cdn.embedly.com/widgets/media.html?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fembed%2FNJFpnFyN9No%3Fwmode%3Dopaque%26feature%3Doembed&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DNJFpnFyN9No&amp;image=http%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FNJFpnFyN9No%2Fhqdefault.jpg&amp;key=ff2702755d9749cda571c6d6c2f3eb46&amp;type=text%2Fhtml&amp;schema=youtube" width="540"></iframe>   </p> <p>  </p> <p>  </p> <p> - Last year, I took the 10 most popular songs by Belgian artists and blended them into this madness: </p> <p>  </p> <p> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="304" src="//cdn.embedly.com/widgets/media.html?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fembed%2F3HMr-db5Bb8%3Fwmode%3Dopaque%26feature%3Doembed&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D3HMr-db5Bb8&amp;image=http%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F3HMr-db5Bb8%2Fhqdefault.jpg&amp;key=ff2702755d9749cda571c6d6c2f3eb46&amp;type=text%2Fhtml&amp;schema=youtube" width="540"></iframe>   </p> <p>  </p> <p>  </p> <p> - Konoba was invited on PureFM and decided to try an experiment: </p> <p>  </p> <p> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="304" src="//cdn.embedly.com/widgets/media.html?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fembed%2FUF2UlWqGH74%3Fwmode%3Dopaque%26feature%3Doembed&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DUF2UlWqGH74&amp;image=http%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FUF2UlWqGH74%2Fhqdefault.jpg&amp;key=ff2702755d9749cda571c6d6c2f3eb46&amp;type=text%2Fhtml&amp;schema=youtube" width="540"></iframe></p> <p>  </p> <p>  </p> <p> - You can hear Konoba's latest EP 'Colours &amp; Shapes' here: </p> <p>  </p> <p> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="500" src="//cdn.embedly.com/widgets/media.html?src=https%3A%2F%2Fw.soundcloud.com%2Fplayer%2F%3Fvisual%3Dtrue%26url%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fapi.soundcloud.com%252Fplaylists%252F3499935%26show_artwork%3Dtrue&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fsoundcloud.com%2Fkonoba%2Fsets%2Fcolours-shapes&amp;image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1.sndcdn.com%2Fartworks-000041683750-l8qg50-t500x500.jpg&amp;key=ff2702755d9749cda571c6d6c2f3eb46&amp;type=text%2Fhtml&amp;schema=soundcloud" width="500"></iframe></p> <p>  </p> <p>  </p> <p> - Konoba performing live at Jyva'Zik Festival in Novembre 2014</p> <p>  </p> <p> <img alt="Konoba_jyva_zik-1417353826" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/142518/Konoba_Jyva_Zik-1417353826.jpg"></p> <p>  </p> <p>  </p> <p> If you have any comments, questions or would just like to have a chat, you can contact me directly at: raphael@konoba.be</p> <p>  </p>