Konono Number One - Congotronics
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Free Music Review: AWESOME
Hit: 5 Stars
I AM ALWAYS INTERESTED IN DISCOVERING NEW AND DIFFERENT SOUNDS IN WORLD MUSIC, AND WHEN I PICKED THIS CD UP, I HIT THE JACKPOT! THIS IS WEST AFRICAN MUSIC, FROM THE AREA AROUND THE BORDER OF THE CONGO AND ANGOLA, AND IT IS ENHANCED BY ELECTRONIC AMPLIFICATION, WHICH WAS MADE FROM SPARE CAR PARTS, AS WELL AS SOME OF THE PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS AS WELL. A LOT OF CHANTING, CALL AND RESPONSE, DISTORTION, COMPLEX PERCUSSION RHYTHMS AND ELECTRONIC FINGER PIANO (IKEMBE), IT REALLY IS AN AMAZING EFFORT. YOU HAVE NEVER HEARD THE IKEMBE PLAYED LIKE THIS, OR SOUND LIKE THIS.Free Music Review: Incredible world music strangeness
Hit: 5 Stars
Picked this up on a whim, and dear lord its just incredible. I've listened to is probably 10 times this week already.
It's (semi-)traditional Congolese rhythms, played on home made thumb pianos and percussion instruments, mostly improvised from old rusted car parts, and ran through home made amps and sounds systems. The description may make it sound like it should be low-tech scratchy badness, but its honestly just beautiful, and I challenge you not to bob your head through the entire album.
Free Music Review: Wow!
Hit: 5 Stars
I listened to this cold--with no information about it--and was blown away by the percussion. I have a irrational fondness for techno, but this is better. I have bought the cd three times to give to friends--buy it now!Free Music Review: Everyone will ask "Who is this band?"
Hit: 4 Stars
It takes a few minutes for the title track to really kick into the grove, but when it does, hold on. The recording quality has a lot to do with the ambience of this CD. It's a bit of a rough take, but it adds to the purity of the sound. Home made instruments being played on the street. If it was squeaky clean, it wouldn't be as good.
When I playthis CD, and it must be loud, everyone will ask, "who is this group?"
Check it out.
Free Music Review: fascinating trance music!
Hit: 5 Stars
Bush music comes to city,reinvents instrumentation, cranks the distortion on home made amps and do indiginous dance,Mabiba says this stuff is for real.