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SHE’S ALL YOURS! 🥹🤍My single ‘Mountain’ is officially out now on all major streaming platforms worldwide.
LINK 🔗 IN MY BIO 🧚🏽‍♂️

Guys I made this song in my room back in 2024!

To the beautiful souls who pushed me out of my comfort zone and insisted that this song needed to be heard thank you! And to every single one of you who has shown nothing but pure love, sharing and cheering me on since the very first day I started sharing my music: you are the reason ‘Mountain’ is standing tall today. This is ours now. God, I’m so grateful 🤍

Written & Composed by: @thisisnaek
Produced by: @thisisnaek
Co-Produced & Co-written by: @jiguerdmakano
Recording Engineer: @jiguerdmakano
Guitars: @54eliel @samyguitarista
Bass Guitar: Abel
Mixing & Mastering Engineer: @bumerbeat taken in Kinshasa, Congo by @thisisnaek

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📷: @jevi_abedi taken in Kinshasa, Congo by @thisisnaek

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Think of all I know…
My song ‘Mountain’ is out on all streaming platforms 💌
#newmusic #independentartist #fypシ #kinshasa🇨🇩 #sama28 taken in Kinshasa, Congo by @thisisnaek

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@thisisnaek When Congolese Roots Meet Neo-Soul

Artist, songwriter, producer, and artistic director, Naëk crafts a musical universe in her own image: intimate, free, and deeply rooted in her Congolese heritage.

Originally from Kinshasa, she defines her music as "Congo Neo-Soul," a fusion of traditional Congolese sounds, R&B, and contemporary Neo-Soul. This signature style allows her to express identity, vulnerability, and often-suppressed emotions in a new way.

Her journey is also one of transformation. After studying film and theater in New York and then Los Angeles, a major health crisis at the age of 21 forced her to reinvent her creative process. From her hospital bed, she learned music production using BandLab and then Logic Pro. It was during this difficult period that Naëk, the artist, truly emerged.

With her single "Mountain," written in 2024, she reached a significant milestone. The song became a reflection of a journey marked by resilience, introspection, and the desire to transform personal experiences into music.

Her ambition now extends beyond her own career: to promote a new vision of Congolese music internationally, without denying her roots. She dreams of a space where a new generation of artists can create freely, beyond established norms.

For her future collaborations, NAËK mentions Lokua Kanza, Fally Ipupa, Aṣa, Tems, Yseult, and Adele—artists she admires for their sensitivity, authenticity, and ability to transform the personal into the universal.

Her message to the new generation is simple: "Don't wait for someone to give you a place, create your own."

With NAËK, Congolese music doesn't just look to its heritage. She also imagines what she could become tomorrow.

Read the full interview with NAËK in Licence Magazine.

Photo creds: @tyreekvoltaire

#LicenceMagazine #NAEK #CongoNeoSoul #NeoSoul #RNB by @thisisnaek

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2 months ago

‘Na Lela eh ahhhhh…’
Song is called ‘Mountain’ and it’s out now 🤍
#newmusic #fyp #independentartist #congotoglobal #kinshasa taken in Kinshasa, Congo by @thisisnaek

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3 months ago

Nobody’s coming…everybody walks in line
‘Mountain’ out now 🤍 Mutuashi premium

Bandal, Kinshasa 📍

#newmusic #fypシ #independentartist #congotoglobal taken in Kinshasa, Congo by @thisisnaek

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I wrote ‘Mountain’ in LA back in 2024, I lived in my studio apartment and had a beautiful desk where I’d hand hang my mic up to record some vocals on bandlab. Then when I moved back home in Kinshasa, I started working with the incredible @jiguerdmakano who helped bring the rest of the song to life 🤍 The process wasn’t linear, I had finalized at least 20 other songs before this one, but this one hit me differently, this one was personal, deep. Story time next week? by @thisisnaek

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Na Lela eh 😫 *Cries in Lingala* 🇨🇩
3 Days till the release ahhhh I’m so excited and nervous
I love searching for my audience in the meantime 😌

#newmusic #fyp #congotoglobal #independentartist #kinshasa taken in Kinshasa, Congo by @thisisnaek

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A night of Congolese fashion and culture at the @drcfashionweek 🤍

So grateful to be part of a night honoring ‘La SAPE’ and the elegance between Kinshasa and Brazzaville. Sending the biggest thank you to Patricia at @panb_official for dressing me so exquisitely💋
And the beautiful visuals are by @nathan_sawa 🫶🏽 taken in Kinshasa, Congo by @thisisnaek

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19•07•2026 - Kinshasa, DRC
KME Concert PT2

Backstage frames with my amazing band 🤍
@bumerbeat
@chrisoliness
@samyguitarista

So grateful for the team and the energy we locked in before stepping out! 🧚🏽‍♂️…Dress designed by me btw 😘 taken in Kinshasa, Congo by @thisisnaek

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Still not over this look 💫
Custom @panb_official for the @drcfashionweek
Thank you @nathan_sawa for the incredible visuals 🫶🏽 taken in Kinshasa, Congo by @thisisnaek

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2 months ago

NAËK DEMANDE LA PERMISSION DE DISPARITION

Paru le 10 juillet 2026 sur MOKÒ RECORDS, le deuxième single de NAËK porte le titre le plus rebattu du répertoire populaire, celui de l’obstacle que l’on gravit pour prouver de quoi l’on est capable.

Ici, la montagne n’est pas un sommet à conquérir, c’est un endroit où l’on monte pour que plus personne ne vous trouve.

Lisez l’intégralité de l’article sur le site, lien en bio 🔗

#naek #mountain #culture #congoleseartist #musician by @thisisnaek

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