The city of Kinshasa, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the home of Konono No.1 a band which has taken the African likembé (thumb piano) from a folkloric instrument, into the electronic age.
Anyone who has spent time in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, will know that it’s a city that bustles with an industrious and infectious energy. Maybe it was living there ...
Augustin Mawangu Mingiedi may not be a household name known to all world music lovers, but many will know and loveKonono No. 1, the Congolese band that he led to prominence during its second ...