Konono No.1's "Congotronics" album introduced the world to the strange and spectacular electro-traditional mixtures which are being concocted in the suburbs of Kinshasa, Congo. World music, electronica and avant-rock aficionados have all been equally amazed by this otherworldly music, which has driven the international press to come up with some surprising comparisons (from Can and Krautrock to Jimi Hendrix, Lee Perry and proto-techno!...).
The band was founded back in the 1960s by Mingiedi Mawangu, a virtuoso of the likembé (a traditional instrument sometimes called "sanza" or "thumb piano", consisting of ...
“Yambadi Mama”
Les Inrocks premiere new music video by Konono N°1 meets Batida, just ahead of K1's new tour.
Directed once again by Catarina Limão, who’s also responsible for the Bom Dia and Nlele Kalusimbiko music videos, Yambadi Mama was premiered by Les Inrocks, who aptly described it as “rhythmic trance”.
Tour dates:
31/03 VILLENEUVE-LA-GARENNE, VIRTUOZ CLUB (FR)
01/04 COPENHAGEN, GLOBAL COPENHAGEN (DK)
02/04 BERLIN, FESTSAAL KREUZBERG (DE)
05/04 VILLEFRANCHE, THEATRE DE VILLEFRANCHE (FR)
06/04 SAINT ETIENNE, LE FIL (FR)
07/04 BOURGOIN-JALLIEU, LES ABATTOIRS / FESTIVAL ELECTROCHOC (FR)
