Name: Heart Of The Congos
Brand: The Congos

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vpcd1287

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2008-03-14

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Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Warner Music Group

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

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

Artist

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!

'Heart of the Congos' is a landmark reggae album whose initial obscurity was due to a dispute between producer Lee Perry and his label, Island Records. Perry's idea to create a roots vocal album took shape when Cedric Myton and Roy Johnson auditioned at his Black Ark studio. The resulting album had Myton and Johnson wrapping their falsetto and tenor around one another in the sweetly rendered Children Crying and La la Bam-bam. Perry's production lent heart of the Congos a hazy, dub-like sheen that swathed the rastafarian imagery of songs such as Sodom and Gomorrow and Ark of Covenant in muted shadings. Backed by a number of legendary session musicians including Sly Dunbar and Ernest Ranglin, Heart of the Congos' could have been a smash, had Perry not held back the record from Island Records who handled his international distribution. instead, it became a lost classic cherished by countless reggae aficionados.

Heart Of The Congos

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