Full details have emerged of the album recently recorded by Damon Albarn and friends in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
It’s credited to DRC Music (a name echoing Albarn’s Mali Music project) and entitled Kinshasha One Two, and will be released by Warp Records digitally on October 3, with a physical release following on November 7. The album was recorded with local musicians in Kinshasha over five days, and proceeds from sales of the album will go to Oxfam’s relief efforts in the DRC.
The core personnel involved in the recording are Albarn, XL boss Richard Russell, Actress, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, Kwes, Dan The Automator, Jneiro Jarel, Alwest, Remi Kabaka, Rodaidh McDonald and Marc Antoine.
You can listen to three tracks from the album on DRC Music’s Soundcloud page here.
Tracklist:
1. Hallo [ft. Tout Puissant Mukalo and Nelly Liyemge]
2. K-Town [ft. N’Gotshima and Bebson]
3. African Space Anthem (A.S.A) [ft. Ewing Sima of Tout Puissant Mukalo]
4. Love [ft. Love]
5. Lingala [ft. Bokatola System and Evala Litongo]
6. Lourds [ft. Yende Bongongo of Okwess International]
7. Respect of the Rules [ft. Loi X Liberal]
8. We Come From the Forest [ft. Bokatola System]
9. Customs [ft. Bokatola System]
10. Virginia [ft. Magakala Virginia Yollande and Yowa Hollande]
11. Ah Congo [ft. Jupiter Bokondji and Bokatola System]
12. Three Piece Sweet part 1&2 [ft. Bebson]
13. If You Wish to Stay Awake [ft. Washiba]
14. Departure [ft. Bokatola System]
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