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    Kinshasa 1978Various Artists

    Crammed Discs
    • Sankayi – Il ne faut pas intervenir (Martin Meissonnier reconstruction)
    • Konono No. 1 – Roots of K (Martin Meissonnier reconstruction)
    • Orchestre Bambala – Animation Kifuti (Martin Meissonnier reconstruction)
    • Orchestre Bana Luya – Animation (Martin Meissonnier reconstruction)
    • Konono No. 1 – Kin 78 One [CD BONUS]
    • Orchestre Bana Luya – Kin 78 Two [CD BONUS]
    • Orchestre Bambala – Kin 78 Three [CD BONUS]
    • Sankayi – Kin 78 Four [CD BONUS]
    • 1. Sankayi – Il ne faut pas intervenir (Martin Meissonnier reconstruction)
    • 2. Konono No. 1 – Roots of K (Martin Meissonnier reconstruction)
    • 3. Orchestre Bambala – Animation Kifuti (Martin Meissonnier reconstruction)
    • 4. Orchestre Bana Luya – Animation (Martin Meissonnier reconstruction)
    • 5. Konono No. 1 – Kin 78 One [CD BONUS]
    • 6. Orchestre Bana Luya – Kin 78 Two [CD BONUS]
    • 7. Orchestre Bambala – Kin 78 Three [CD BONUS]
    • 8. Sankayi – Kin 78 Four [CD BONUS]

    Previously-unreleased, original recordings from Konono No. 1, Sankayi, Orchestre Bambala, Orchestre Bana Luya made during 1978, as well as brand-new reconstructions made by Martin Meissonnier, the highly-respected French producer who worked with the likes of Fela Kuti, Haruomi Hosono and many more.

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