Lee Scratch Perry with Seke Molenga & Kalo Kawongolo - Roots From The Congo LP
SKU: ROOTS18Description:
The album which Congolese artists Seskain Molenga and Kalo
Kawongolo recorded together with Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry is one of the
most mysterious projects to surface from the Black Ark Studio
during the late 1970s. It's also one of the most misrepresented of
Perry’s productions, with myriad explanations for its existence
falling far short of what actually happened.
The intention of the original band, formed in France by the
producer Bernadette Duget and composed of a mixture of Congolese,
Senegalese and French musicians, was to head to Jamaica to record a
rock album with African undercurrents in Lee Perry's Black Ark
studio. However, in Jamaica things didn't go according to
plan and the project turned out to be a failure. The Congolese duo
Seskain Molenga and Kalo Kawongolo continued working with Lee
'Scratch' Perry and this collaboration would eventually bear an
unexpected reggae fruit. These recordings were originally released
on LP in 1979 and re-released in 1991, yet the vinyl album remains
highly sought-after .
Now finally re-issued with extensive liner notes by the American
journalist, author and reggae aficionado David Katz sheds more
concerted light on the complex tale that lies behind the work. Most
notably thanks to the emergence of new eyewitness accounts such as
Seskain Molenga, Wasis Diop and Lee Perry.
Format & package: LP in gatefold
cover
Record label: Roots Vibration
/ Planet Ilunga
Year of release: 2022 (repress)
Tracks:
A1 African Roots
A2 Bad Food
A3 Moto Ya Motema
B1 Mengieb
B2 Nakoya
B3 Guipimbu Gienn
Specification | Description |
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Weight | 0,3 Kg |