Name: Dub Feast
Brand: The Congos

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jrcd046

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2012-04-16

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

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The Congos

Genre GB

Reggae / Dub

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The Congos is a Jamaican vocal reggae band that was formed in the second half of the 1970s. The group consists of Cedric Myton, previously in The Tartans and Watty Burnett from The Emotions. They began recording at the Black Ark Studios for Lee "Scratch" Perry, who added Ashanti Roy to the lineup to handle the deeper chords.
Although they split in the early 1980s, The Congos reformed in the mid-1990s and have continued to captivate audiences with their unique sound ever since. Their music is deeply rooted in reggae tradition and has been influenced by artists such as The Abyssinians, Hugh Mundell, and Burning Spear.
If you enjoy listening to bands like Culture, Israel Vibration, or Steel Pulse, then you'll definitely appreciate The Congos' soulful melodies and powerful lyrics. Don't miss out on experiencing their timeless music!

the congos possess what all bands look for, that unique distinctive sound that draws the listener in. alongside the great songs, lead singer cedric myton's singing, phasing and falsetto voice makes that just the case. the congos were formed by cedric myton (b. 1947, st catherine, jamaica) around the mid-seventies when the rasta message was central to the reggae sound coming out of kingston, jamaica. but he had started out in the rocksteady era, when he formed the vocal group 'tartans', taking lead vocal duties alongside devon russell, prince lincoln thompson and lindbergh lewis. they cut 'dance all night' (1967) and 'coming on strong' (1968). the line-up became the royal rasses and from this cedric moved on to form the congos on meeting roydel johnson, who had previously sang with ras michael and the sons of negas. cedric's rasta roots were firmly in place when he went to work with producer lee perry to cut the seminal album 'heart of the congos' at perry's just built, black ark studios in 1977. cedric myton has carried on the mantle, cutting a set of tunes with the help of his good friend mr brent dowe, who had previously sang lead vocals with the melodians. this is the dub set to the vocal album released on the kingston sounds label called 'the congos feast'. with such strong songs, rhythms and vocals it always had the chemistry for a great dub set. hope you agree and enjoy the dub excursion.

Dub Feast

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