National Public Radio has released its list of top 10 African Albums, and at the top of the list was the first release from the Kasai Allstars. If you haven't checked out the Congotronics series by Crammed Discs then you should definitely should. Here is the article from the NPR website:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=98158941
Taken from : http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=98158941
1. Kasai Allstars
Album: In the 7th Moon, the Chief Turned Into a Swimming Fish and Ate the Head of His Enemy by
Song: Mpombo Yetu
This collective draws from members of five traditional ensembles in Congo's central Kasai region. The music has roots in the ancient rituals and celebrations of the bush, but it's also urban because these musicians came together in the Congolese capital, Kinshasa, and incorporate electric guitar and bass alongside metallic hand pianos, wooden xylophones, slit drums and other percussion instruments. The band's producers call the sound Congotronics. I call it mesmerizing musical sorcery.
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