A man never shy of collaborative work frontman of Blur and the mastermind behind Gorillaz, Damon Albarn has teamed up with Oxfam and numerous producers to release album Kinshasa One Two by DRC Music set to be released digitally on October 3rd on Warp Records, with a CD/vinyl release set for November 11th.
Albarn accompanied by Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, Dan The Automator, Jneiro Jarel, Richard Russell, Actress, Marc Antoine, Alwest, Rodaidh McDonald and Kwes travelled to the Democratic Republic of Congo, where they collaborated with over 50 contemporary Congolese musicians over 5 days.
Damon Albarn – Hallo – “DRC Music”, “Kinshasa, Congo”
Hallo is a dreamy and sleek track that is at times reminiscent of Gorillaz D-Sides. As a self-confessed fan of Albarn I will admit I waited impatiently for the familiar sounds of his voice to kick in but the stand out of this track is the strong female vocals of Nelly Liyemge. The hypnotic opening to Kinshasa One Two succesfuly combines the contemporary sounds of Congolese musicians with Damons creative approach. Hallo hints at a refreshing and exciting album yet to come.
