- Record Label: Crammed Discs
- Release Date: Feb 21, 2006
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Entertainment WeeklyMore diverse than the series debut. [3 Mar 2006, p.102]
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Highly recommended.
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It didn't take long to turn the novel clank and grind of Kinshasa junkyard techno assault unit Konono No. 1 into an easy-to-use formula with enormous money-making potential.
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While the sounds of these bands will certainly be familiar to fans of Konono, there is a remarkable amount of variety on the disc.
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This is exciting music, and Congotronics 2, with its good new bands, extrapolates fruitfully on Congotronics.
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Check the track by Sobanza Mimanisa, who add guitar and more melody to the mix, as well as the accompanying DVD, which beautifully documents the recording of the CD.
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Congotronics 2 sticks closely to the sonics of the first volume, possibly because the bands do actually sound similar, or possibly because the bands have been recorded in similar fashion.
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UncutInitially seems more listener-friendly than Volume 1... [but] Congotronics remains radical listening. [Jan 2006, p.125]
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This compilation goes for breadth where Konono’s Congotronics went for depth.
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The pace isn't all breakneck; vocal approaches range from blanket chanting to raucous call-and-response, and some stretches are plain-gasp--pretty.
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Under The RadarSounds like nothing else in modern music. [#13, p.96]
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This being anthropology, pretty much, a sampler is the ideal introduction.
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What's lacking this time around is the cohesiveness of the Konono No. 1 record.
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MbeleketeRDCMar 14, 2006the videos are of great help to appreciate the music.