"Boma" refers to a port town along the Congo River , which explains the album's iconic cover art featuring hippopotamuses in a river.

Pascale Son’s vocal delivery is a cornerstone of the album’s "deep" quality. She treats her voice like a lead instrument, utilizing wordless phonemes , sighs, and precise warbles rather than standard lyrical narratives.

In local dialect, "Bomma" (often spelled with two 'm's on the album's rear sleeve) means grandmother . This personal connection is literal; the grandmother of band members sits front and center in the photo on the back cover. Musical Depth and "Canterbury" Influence

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