The Karindula Sessions: Tradi-Modern Sounds from Southeast Congo – review

(Crammed Discs)Vincent Kenis is a musical explorer. In the 90s he travelled across the Balkans, recording the now-celebrated Romanian Gypsy band Taraf de Haidouks, and in recent years he has spent much of his time in the Democratic Republic of Congo, living in areas where most Europeans never venture and helping bring global success to those rousing bands Konono No 1 and Staff Benda Bilili (who were getting nowhere until he produced their album Très Très Fort). For his latest project, he trave...

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