Zhou-Mack considers music primarily as… freedom!
His musical culture takes its roots from reggae and Congolese rumba. But it also follows its own personal ways and styles thanks to his travels and meeting with many other musicians, which unavoidably inspired his cosmopolitan and crossbred manner of composing and playing.
The texts he writes are essentially an appeal to peace (“Damoklo”), love (“Intergenta am’”), freedom (“Vivu Afrik’”), change (“Ŝanĝi”), having fun (“Muziko invitas”), and an invitation to dancing (“Ĉu bone?”), rhythmed to his Africain flavored reggae.
Through a symbiosis of northern and southern rhythms, a distillation of good vibrations, Originoj is the fruit of several years’ work with high-quality musicians such as La Fève and many other contributors, as well as to exceptional chorists, Manassé and Malou.
One acoutistic guitar number, adapted from a poem by the Swede Sara Török carries us to South Africa.

This album, as its name shows, will lead you to the origines of this eclectic, warm, and colorful music.

Zhou-Mack Mafuila is:
- Tufuene Mafuila (Zhou-Mack): rhythmic guitar, acoustic guitar, and song.

Contributing musicians:
- Fabien Alibert: bass.
- Manassé Izolele: chorus.
- Malou Maniengui Lounianga: chorus.

In “Infanoj de Afriko”, “Roza”, and “Senkompata mondo”:
- Bruno Mongazon: guitar solo.
- Romain Spizer: drums.
- Vladimir Msika: keyboard.

In “Originoj” and “Damoklo”:
- Benjamin Lambert: guitar solo.
- Nicolas Chatain: keyboard.
- Vincent Gaertner: drums.

In “Muziko invitas”, “Ĉu bone?”, “Inteligenta am’”, “Homoj/Bantu”, “La fluo”, “Ŝanĝi”, and “Marcelina”:
All members of La Fève:
- Fabien Alibert: bass.
- Benjamin Lambert: guitar solo.
- Frédéric Gomez: guitar solo.
- Nicolas Chatain: keyboard.
- Julien Orthet: keyboard.
- Vincent Gaertner: drums.

Guests:
- Laura Maspimby: saxophone (in “Originoj”).
- Mael Boniface: keyboard (in “For la malesperon”).
- Romain Ginestine Nacenta: child’s voice (in “Ŝanĝi”).

Instrumental recording: Home Studio Nico (La Fève).
Vocal recording (song and choruses), acustic guitar in “Haŭto”, keyboard in “For la malesperon”, and mixing: Triboulet, Studio de la Trappe/Vinilkosmo, Donneville.
Mastering: Alexis Bardinet, Globe Audio, Bordeaux.
Photo (cover and on stage): Fabien Alibert.
Photo (on stage in page 2): Sylvain Levron.
Graphic arrangement (booklet and cover): Ivimages (Yves Charlot).