In 2017 I participated in a podcast/party series that included an African theme night. So I packed my stuff and presented a cross-section from the sounds from and inspired by the Black Continent. The tracklist: Unknown Artist – Track 1 U-Cef – Moorish Matador (Apartment 22) Cheikha Rimitti – ChabRead More →
The first release of the label Congotronics was day and sun, this is night and moon. Much darker atmosphere here as Hard Wax head honcho Mark Ernestus has filtered original Congolese composition by Konono N° 1 into pulsating drum tracks.Psychedelic voices decorate the dub version on the A-side while theRead More →
“Rubaczech” may sound like surname of a Czech ice hockey player but the foundations of this release lie elsewhere, in the lands the humanity derives from. “Rubaczech” is a creation of Konono N° 1, a congolese collective that mixed native and electric instruments with sounds of old car parts.Konono N°Read More →