Album
Congotronics
2004 · Electronic, Folk, World, & Country
Rare pressing on Gatefold
Congotronics is an Electronic album by Konono Nº1, originally released in 2004. On Gatefold: 5 pressings tracked.
About
Though Konono N°1 started as a Congolese Bazombo band playing in the streets for fun and tips, their buzzing, DIY approach to amplifying the likembe put them in a genre all their own. This beautifully unclassifiable debut album finds them bringing on all manner of salvaged percussion, from car parts to kitchen utensils, resulting in the explosive, cacophonous sounds found in the shimmying "Masikulu," the steel-drum-meets-synthesizer beat of "Kule Kule," and the urgent, techno-like "Paradiso."
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Tracklist
- 1Lufuala Ndonga9:27
- 2Masikulu8:01
- 3Kuke Kule4:33
- 4Ungudi Wele Wele8:27
- 5Paradiso7:03
- 6Kule Kule Reprise3:04
- 7Mama Liza10:22
Sound DNA
- Electronic
- Ambient & Downtempo
- distorted
- hypnotic
- tropical
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Dodika KunguKALIMBA
- Kanda MatetaPERCUSSION
- Lulendo ArumbaPERCUSSION
- Mawangu MakuntimaKALIMBA
- Mawangu MingiediKALIMBA
- Nzimbu KuavitaDRUMS
- FofanaDRUMS GUEST, DRUMS
- Shora MbondaGUEST, PERCUSSION PERCUSSION
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 5 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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