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Congotronics' New Afrobeat Volume, Longest Album Title Ever

August 18th, 2008 | Author: Jake Paine

Psychedelic Africa comes alive in the third volume of Congrotonics. The Crammed Disc Records' Kasai All-Stars release, what's being billed as the longest album title to date.n The 7th Moon, The Chief Turned Into A Swimming Fish And Ate The Head of His Enemy By Magic. The 25-piece band originates from Congo DC, and celebrates all different ethic groups of the area, the Luba, the Songye, the Lulua, the Tetela and the Luntu.

According to a label representative, "Some of these groups have endured conflicting relationships over the centuries; they each have their own culture, their own language and their own musical traditions, which were always thought to be incompatible until these musicians decided to pool their resources to form a "superband", creating harmony through sound and movement with one another. This will be their first full-length release, aside from being featured beautifully on Congotronics 2."

The 12-track CD releases on September 23. Fans of the music can check DX's recent interview with Seun Kuti [click to read].

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