Konono Nº1
| Konono Nº1 | |
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 Konono Nº1 in Club W71 , 2011 |
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| General information | |
| Genre (s) | World music |
| founding | 1960s |
| Website | http://www.konono.net |
| Founding members | |
| Mawangu Mingiedi | |
| Current occupation | |
Likembe |
Mawangu Makuntima |
Bass Likembe |
Dodika Kungu |
| Lulendo Arumba | |
| Nzimbu Kuavita | |
percussion |
Kanda Mateta |
| André Kiala | |
singing |
Luti Misamu |
singing |
Mankueno Ntumba |
dance |
Lubuya Ngalula |
dance |
Miezi Mankala |
| Live and session members | |
"President of Konono Nº1" |
Buaku Ngingulu |
Konono Nº1 is a world music group from Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo that combines traditional African music with modern electronic music . The group combines the sound of three Likembes (also called "sanza" or "thumb piano") with singing, percussion and dance. The full name of the group is L´orchestre folklorique TP Konono Nº1 de Mingiedi . "TP" stands for tout puissant (powerful) and is a homage to the Congolese music legend Franco Luambo and his band TP OK Jazz .
History and music
According to the record company Crammed Discs, Konono Nº1 was founded in the 1960s by truck driver and Likembe player Mawangu Mingiedi. A first track ( Mungua-Muanga ) by Orchester Tout Puissant Likembe Konono Nº1 was recorded in November 1978 and published in 1987 on the compilation Zaire: Musiques Urbaines a Kinshasa . Since then, the group has exerted a strong influence on numerous musicians in Central Africa.
Mawangu Mingiedi belongs to the Zombo (or Bazombo) ethnic group , whose homeland is near the border with Angola . For his Likembe ensemble, Mingiedi adapted ritual music of the Zombo, which was originally played on horns made from elephant tusks . In addition to the Likembes in three different moods, the band largely uses self-made percussion instruments made of materials from the junkyard, old car parts and the like for their music. a. Megaphones , the so-called "lance-voix" (lit. "voice thrower") were originally used to amplify the singing . To do this, they used self-made microphones , amplifiers, and huge, flashy, funnel-shaped speakers that are still part of their stage equipment. This equipment determined their distorted sound and, with their DIY aesthetic, began to attract more and more fans of rock and electronic music from 2005 when they performed at the Eurockéennes festival in Belfort . From then on the group toured frequently in North America and Europe.
The Amsterdam anarcho-punk band The Ex covered a track by Konono Nº1. In 2007 the group worked with Björk for the track Earth Intruders on their album Volta and accompanied them on the album tour. In 2010 the group worked with Seal , Jeff Beck and others. a. on Herbie Hancock's album The Imagine Project . The album was nominated for the 2011 Grammy Awards for best collaboration with vocals in the field of pop.
Discography
- Zaire: Musiques Urbaines a Kinshasa (1987; Ocora 559007), recorded 1978
- Lubuaku (2004; Terp)
- Congotronics (2004; Crammed Discs)
- Congotronics 2 (2004; Crammed Discs), compilation by various artists with a title by Konono Nº1
- Live at Couleur Café (2007; Crammed Discs), nominated for the 2008 Grammy Awards for best traditional world music album
- Assumed Crash Position (2010; Crammed Discs)
- Congotronics Vinyl Box Set (2011; Crammed Discs)
- Konono N ° 1 Meets Batida (2016; Crammed Discs)
Awards
- Newcomer Award at the BBC Radio 3 Awards for World Music .
Web links
References and comments
- ↑ Information on the line-up after CD release in 2004
- ↑ www.afropop.org ( Memento from September 26, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ All About Jazz
- ↑ BBC Radio 3 Awards for World Music, Newcomer, 2006 .