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The Congos

Jamaican reggae vocal group

Jamaica • b. 1977-01-01

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Biography

The Congos are a Jamaican reggae vocal group from Jamaica which formed as the duo "Ashanti" Roy Johnson (tenor) (b. Roydel Johnson, 1947, Hanover, Jamaica) and Cedric Myton (falsetto) (b. 1947, Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica), later becoming a trio with the addition of Watty Burnett (baritone) (b. early 1950s, Port Antonio, Jamaica), and have been active on and off from the mid-1970s until the present day. They are best known for their Heart of the Congos album, recorded with Lee "Scratch" Perry.

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Discography

Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Credited work

156 releases · 34 albums · active 1978–2026

  • Performance · 123
  • Production · 68
  • Other credits · 6

Studios: The Black Ark · Aquarius Studio · Prairie Sun Recording Studios · Lips Studio 2

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