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- Record Label: Crammed Discs
- Release Date: Feb 21, 2006
- Summary: Following on the heels of one of 2005's best-reviewed world music discs is this second installment in the Congotronics series of electronica-esque African music, this time featuring the work of Konono No. 1 plus six additional (but similar) artists from Kinshasa.
- Record Label: Crammed Discs
- Genre(s): World
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Entertainment WeeklyMore diverse than the series debut. [3 Mar 2006, p.102]
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This being anthropology, pretty much, a sampler is the ideal introduction.
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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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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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UncutInitially seems more listener-friendly than Volume 1... [but] Congotronics remains radical listening. [Jan 2006, p.125]
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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.
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