#congos — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #congos, aggregated by home.social.
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Kasai Allstars – The Large Bird, the Woman and the Baby
https://amf.didiermary.fr/kasai-allstars-large-bird-woman-baby-remix/
Khalab RemixThe Kinshasa DRC collective pursues its productive streak: elected by numerous publications as one of the top albums of 2021, their acclaimed 4th album (Black Ants Always Fly Together, One Bangle Makes No Sound) was recently followed by the Black Ants Remixes EP, in which six diverse and equally exciting artists revisited tracks from the album.Alongside reworks by Deerhoof, Ekiti Sound, Martin Meissonnier and Spooky-J & pq from Nihiloxica, the EP contains an eerie remix by Italian Afro-Futurist Khalab. This is the track picked by the band for their 3rd music video: they were inspired by the supernatural atmosphere which, they felt, is a great illustration to the song’s tale of magic.
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Filmed in 1989, this short video shows members of the band that would later become known as Kasai Allstars. CongoPunk!
#congos #congopunk #congotronics
https://amf.didiermary.fr/masanka-sankayi-faut-pas-intervenir/
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Electrified roots music from Congo with a “clear” Punk feeling…
Le style de Konono n°1, c’est tout un ensemble de rythmiques qui vous hypnotisent et vous amènent aux portes de la transe (pianos à pouces ou sanza/likembe, et percussions bricolés avec des morceaux de métal et des pièces de voitures recyclés) appuyées par des guitares et des basses électriques… pour former un mélange entre la tradition (Bazombo) et les distorsions des instruments “customisés”.
from KoToNTeeJ (2014)Le titre de leur album “Assume Crash Position“, enregistré à Kinshasa, est une traduction libre de “Konono”… Globalement, c’est “attachez vos ceintures, lorsque vous écoutez notre musique, et assumez…”