And...Action: Kasai Allstars and "Tshalemba"

The Kasai Allstars bring us the random tune for the day, a joyous song called Tshalemba which was composed for the soundtrack to a movie called Félicité. A 25 piece orchestral group based in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the members come from five different bands and represent five different ethnic groups. It was long thought that collaboration of members of these disparate ethnic groups, given some longstanding tribal conflicts, was impossible. But these musicians decided to form a "superband" at the encouragement of Belgian producer Vincent Kenis in order to pool their resources. They play a style of music known as Congotronics, which consists of traditional instrumentation and electric sounds, and often has a particular buzzing sound from a fuzzbox. You can find Tshalemba on their newest album, Around Félicité (2017).

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