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Konono #1

Konono No. 1 was founded over 25 years ago by Mingiedi, a virtuoso of the likembé (a traditional instrument sometimes called a “sanza” or “thumb piano”).  The band’s line-up includes three electric likembés (bass, medium and treble).  The rhythm section uses traditional as well as makeshift percussion (pans, pots and car parts), singers, three dancers and a sound system.   The musicians come from an area, which sits right across the border between Congo and Angola.

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Konono #1 11/22/05: Konono #1

Relocated from their Angola/Congo origin to Kinshasa, a city steeped in the traditional Bazombo trance music, the musicians of Konono #1 perform in their own unique African “Bazombo” style.

Konono #1

Relocated from their Angola/Congo origin to Kinshasa, a city steeped in the traditional Bazombo trance music, the musicians of Konono #1 perform in their own unique African “Bazombo” style.

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