Basokin s' music is powerful and sophisticated, driving and raw. It blends acoustic instruments with electric guitars, and soulful vocals. Compared to Konono N°1 (whose minimal and effective sound has been massively adopted by the international electronica, world music and alternative rock scenes), Basokin use a broader array of instruments & textures, and wilder, more complex polyrhythms. They often sound like some kind of retro-futurist primeval rock band ("This is rock sucked back to the continent of its birth to be granted a glorious resurrection", wrote UK magazine The Word)
One of the 5 bands who joined forces to form the Kasai Allstars collective, Basokin ("the Basongye from Kinshasa") are from the Songye region, at the eastern fringe of Kasai. Their only track as Basokin to come out on Crammed so far is "Mulume", included in the Congotronics 2 album ("Buzz'n'Rumble In The Urb'n'Jungle"), and described as follows in US online magazine Pop Matters: "Basokin is the sound of zombies coming down the road to kill us all. It's relentless... wonderful...".