Konono No.1

[AreJeezy]

Respect to people making something out of nothing. Keep on rocking in the 3rd world! This is beautiful.

[leftysergeant]

What an amazing experience. So maybe the environment in which this culture evolved did not offer much opportunity to acquire material trappings of cullture as we might define it, but it did not stifle the innate creativity of the people. It seems that they can do more with what just happens to be lying about than many a cultured European or American can out of a whole music store.

[muslimpower123]

these poor motherfuckers have rhythm

[snakevids]

that rolling bass rules so hard

[tricklessmagic]

this is awesomeness!! Africa what amazing stuff ...

[Baden1]

amazing...wonderful...



[AsssModeUsss]

Ces sonorités cristallines sont bienfaisantes et salvatrices comme pour le Glassharmonica inventé par benjamin Franklin. Ceci n'est pas un hasard, ces fréquences sonores tout comme dans le Solfège Harmonique sont des supports d'énergisation et de clarification du corps et de l'esprit. Comme des diapasons qui régulent l'énergie...

[poddylamb]

Saw these guys at a festival and danced in the largest conga line i have ever seen.

[Sikaah27]

YEAAAAAAAAAAAH !!! I LIKE !!

Musique ya biso ezali ELENGI TROP !

[marlenemendoza73]

thank you KCRW

[mookiepercy]

YEAH!!!

[PorroFirst]

I love this music.

[josedacosta1000]

boyoka musique yasoloooo

[finkabaht1]

Bonkers!!!! Congolese music is rich and vibrant and its great to hear it and see it coming out of the ghettos and into our souls:0)

[nikkilightbrigade]

so super fantastic....Love!

[nicsab09]

I'm from the Congo and I like this song it reminds home.

[Dlavernia]

I used to like this group, but I'm slowly starting to realize all their songs sound exactly the same...

[kyshiwokarumono]

wena grande onda disko

,jaajja

[therockerboy11]

To be honest , hated it. Had to look at this for a project on African Music. As you can see by my name I like rock it's clever I'll give 'em that.

[bsjunior]

@therockerboy11 Start opening your mind. Where do you think rock comes from? Mozart? LOL.

[microph1]

Ho scoperto KONONO N.1 e adesso ho un punto di riferimento in +!!!!!

semplicemente GRANDI

[RegenBogenBlick]

What's the track called please?

[njamcojka65]

@RegenBogenBlick I think it's the first track "Lufuala Ndonga" of the new album "Congotronics".

[RegenBogenBlick]

@njamcojka65 Thanks so much for that::::: )

To good of a tune, be rude not to know it's name ;)

[thisismyhappening]

@njamcojka65 The new one is called Assume Crash Position. They just announced some tour dates which I blogged. Cheers!

[njamcojka65]

@thisismyhappening Oh, that's very interesting! Thanks a lot:-)

[RegenBogenBlick]

Unbelievably good::::: )

[njamcojka65]

Frénétique... fantastique! I like it, merci bien!

[yellowandredandwhite]

we filmed Buraka Som Sistema last months.they re amazing too. nuflicks de

[RokGoblin]

I love these guys. I never got to see them when I was in Kinshasa. The loudspeakers are allegedly from the Belgian Colonial era and they make their own instruments including the likembe (finger piano) and the trash can lid cymbals. I think their earlier PA also included a self made condense mic.

[maclennan73]

this is incredible, almost trancelike!

[Streamline09]

Love to hear Maurice White connect with them! Great....thank you.

[Dubconferencedotorg]

I would call this God

[Inconnuedelaseine]

Kisanji sound rules!!!!!!

[califinn]

Can't do nuthin' but shake da booty!  Sweet Stuff!

[sweetcheeks4242]

Some of my favorite music - the jungle hooked up to electricity! The dawn of mankind meets Hendrix =b...

Power to them.

[alontrostanetsky]

great stuff, if i hadn't Cn the video i would just think its a lo fi minimal techno track

[Tarikatlar]

simply amazing...! this i will buy!

[crowdog56]

Whew! That was SMOKIN' HOT!!!!!!!!!

[TheZuluman7]

OUTRAGEOUS!!

[jamey459]

this is totally kewl... absolutely love it!!! keep rokin africa!!! xDD

[fiddl3r]

Ok.. if the pa system is a hacked megaphone.. I gotta say that's fucken great!!!

[VJFranzK]

@fiddl3r

That would give it that certain distortion too...

Or it's just an "outside loudspeaker" rather than a regular speaker

[Kernelproject]

molt bo companys

[onandoffsuperfast]

amplified thumb piano fuck yeah

[dynomatik]

Awesome music

[CoolioToolio]

this is so good

[NFist]

Beautifull, anybody know from which country they are?

[pharcelle]

Afrikan spirit.

[catgumart]

I have congotronics 2 and it is one of my favorites of all time, Id like to see people in America play this uninhibited and freely, weather they are playing the guitar, clapping,chanting, using pots and pans, or broken down instrument, as long as there a freedom to express and places to do it, not as a professional or amateur just as a person who wants to express through music and rhythm without all the oppressive mindsets that stifle creativity and expressiveness,

[SomeShows]

Get into your local underground music scene and you will discover a world of musicians that already do what you're talking about! I'm one of those people. Just go to an art gallery and find out when there's going to be a group of bands, and you will have your eyes opened in no time. I have this album and love it.

[catgumart]

I would see it transcend "scenes" and "galleries" and become acceptable and appropriate practically anywhere at any time..at home, in public areas, by beginners, intermediates or the most skillful...it is getting a little better now, but for years there has been a ceiling over creative self expression, and it seems one has needed a "membership" or "pedigree" or "license" to be creative or expressive and still be accepted or not ridiculed, I'd like to see this change,,thanks for the reply...

[Rumberodemontreal]

salsalutacions mes freres...et oui; la paix se gagne; mais Demain: OBAMA BUMAYEEE!!!!!!

[dominictemple]

This is just really fun stuff.

[discorecords]

love..lovelove love love love!

[Mijorra]

BEST BAND EVER

[manderboots]

AMAZING AMAZING AMAZING! The best band in the world!!!

[brybbe]

That's so groovy I can't find words! I'm really looking forward to see them this summer! Put on mah dancing shoes!

[PAMVISHUCRE]

They're comin' to Sónar Fest in Barcelona this June..check it out!

[cilili]

Music from the heart. Africa rules!

[morticulture]

Genius!

[Mbira0racle]

YEAH!!!!!!!

[Nazadanze]

That's Mbuta Mingiedi there... no joke... Zaiko Langa Langa rooted from this too.

[Konono1]

I have seen Konono twice, once at the summer stage and once at SOBS they are amazing.

[TallFastLoud]

music for humans...this is awesome

[soreenkid]

f'ing awesome :D

[Rumberodemontreal]

BRAVO...tres bien..et beacoup des salutacion depuis la ville de chincha (EL CARMEN) PEROU..vous-autres sont notres confreres du coleur et sang, LONG VIE A NOTRE MERE L'AFRICA.

[Roelandvinken]

yaih loving this,,

[megasum]

great vid. if you ain't feeling this, you're six feet under.  even still....