
We've long been seriously in love with Damon Albarn's Mali Music , so when a friend at New Year's asked if we had heard about the Blur and Gorillaz frontman's African project, we knowingly smiled and knowingly informed them that they were about eight year's late to a seriously awesome musical experience. Well, allow us to stand corrected. It turns out, in fact, that we were about two months late. Albarn returned to Africa and released a new record in October, this time from the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital city of Kinshasa. The result is [...]
Each week, we designate the newest releases that are worth your attention. This edition features fearless females sharpening the talents of their own signature aesthetics. All three acts are by no means new to the scene, and these albums will solidify their relevancy for years to come. We're also highlighting a collective project seeking to raise money for Oxfam. Great music and certainly a worthy cause! How Come You Never Go There - Feist [...]

DRC Music is a collective of UK producers lead by Damon Albarn, that encompasses top dogs like Actress , T-E-E-D (Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs), Dan The Automator, Jneiro Jarel, Richard Russel, Marc Antoine, Alwest, Rodaidh McDonald and Kwes. The whole gang all recently made a trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to record an album with Congolese musicians in Kinshasa, all strictly within five days. All the proceeds of the album go to the Oxfam organization to help aid to the thousands of the DRC's poorest people. It's truly an extraordinary project that this [...]
FULL tracklisting and details of Damon Albarn's Congo relief album revealed...
Sep 3, 2011, 4:00am
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En voilà une bonne nouvelle, DRC Music , retenez ce nom. Damon Albarn rassemble 11 producteurs de la République Démocratique du Congo pour travailler ensemble et 5 jours plus tard 1 album signé chez Warp Rec arrive. DRC Music c'est le nom de ce projet, et Kinshasa One Two celui de l'album. On savait Damon Albarn très polyvalent et toujours à la recherche de nouvelles expériences, après être passé par Blur , Gorillaz (dont un album complet sur l'iPad), The Good, [...]

Oxfam , (Organización internacional de promoción del desarrollo y lucha contra la hambruna), anunció detalles sobre su primer álbum musical con DRC Music invitando a 11 productores: Damon Albarn, Dan the Automator, el jefe en XL , y Richard Russell entre algunos otros; todos ellos colaboran con músicos del Congo como parte de la operación de Oxfam y DRC para recaudar fondos. El álbum "Kinshasa One Two" será lanzado este otoño, continuación del proyecto "Albarn's Africa Express", mediante el cual músicos africanos y occidentales colaboran en conciertos y tours. Esperando que este [...]
Damon Albarn, most known for fronting the not defunct UK-pop outfit Blur and the alternative rock meets post-hip hop "virtual band" Gorillaz, was reported earlier this year to be recording an album in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Since then, more details have been released, and it turns out to be all for a good cause. The album, Kinshasa One Two , is a special release in collaboration with Warp Records and Oxfam. All proceeds of the album will go towards efforts by Oxfam to relieve the thousands that are poverty stricken in the country. Kinshasa [...]
No cabe duda de que es un genio! Al muchacho le encanta estar en varios proyectos al mismo tiempo. Hace poco su uni con el director de Teatro Rufus Norris y cre Dr. Dee, una opera rock basada en la vida del John Dee, un cientfico que form parte de la corte de la Reina Isabel I. [...]
It only took five days for Gorillaz frontman Damon Albarn and the sundry crew of miscellaneous super-producers he assembled—Actress, Dan The Automator, Marc Antoine, Jnerio Jarel and Richard Russell among them—to complete Kinshasa One Two. ... read more
In July of this year, Damon Albarn gathered a team of producers and took off to the Congo to record an album. T-E-E-D (Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs), Dan The Automator, Jneiro Jarel, Richard Russell, Actress, Marc Antoine, Alwest, Remi Kabaka, Rodaidh McDonald and Kwes traveled with Albarn to the Democratic Republic of Congo where they recorded with local musicians over a five day period. Accounts of the project have been journaled on this DRC Music Tumblr throughout, and now the first cuts from the album have been made available. [...]

Альбом «Kinshasa One Two» записывался в городе Киншаса, что в Демократической Республике Конго. Коллектив продюсеров «DRC Music», собранный Damon Albarn, за пять дней сделали пластинку с современными конголезскими музыкантами, среди которых есть и такие яркие звёзды, как Jupiter, Okwess International, Bokatola System и Nelly Liyemge. В состав «DRC Music» вошли T-E-E-D (Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs), Dan the Automator, Jneiro Jarel, Richard Russell, Actress, Marc Antonie, Alwest, Remi Kabaka, Rodaidh McDonald и Kwes. Если я всё правильно понимаю, то в рамках этого альбома мы вполне сможем услышать «ту самую» коллаборацию Damon Albarn, Kid Koala и Dan the Automator, о которой [...]

Some really interesting clips and photos were coming out of the DRC Music Tumblr while the western musicians led by Damon Albarn were recording in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The full team of producers who are: Damon Albarn, T-E-E-D (Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs), Dan The Automator, Jneiro Jarel, Richard Russell, Actress, Marc Antoine, Alwest, Remi Kabaka, Rodaidh McDonald and Kwes spent five days working with Congolese musicians last month and the album Kinshasa One Two , which was recorded for Oxfam will be released digitally via Warp Records on September 30th with a CD/vinyl release [...]
Last month, we reported that Damon Albarn was recording an album in the Democratic Republic of Congo over the course of five days with producers like Dan the Automator, Actress, Gil Scott-Heron collaborator Richard Russell, Jneiro Jarel, and Kwes. And today, the Gorillaz/Blur frontman has revealed details along with three tracks from the project, which is a collaboration with Warp Records and Oxfam. It's called Kinshasha One Two -- the album was recorded in the Congolese capital of Kinshasha -- and it will be released under the group name DRC Music. The group features [...]

Damon Albarn fue uno de los personajes más ocupados de este año, con su ópera Dr. Dee y con su proyecto de grabación en el Congo . Finalmente, y después de una buena espera, ya tenemos los detalles de Kinshasa One Two , que se editará el 4 de octubre a través de Warp Records . El disco de Albarn fue grabado en el transcurso de 5 días en la localidad de, [...]
Aug 30, 2011, 1:40pm
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Damon Albarn ei puhka kunagi, jälle uus projekt käsil. Sedapuhku võttis ta kaasa portsu sõpru ning põrutas Kongosse, kus koos kohalike muusikutega salvestati viie päeva jooksul nime DRC Music all plaaditäis muusikat. Album Kinshasa One Two ilmub Warpi alt digitaalselt oktoobris ja füüsiliselt novembris, tulud Oxfami kaudu Kongo abistamiseks. Damoniga koos osalesid projektis XL Recordingsi boss Richard Russell, Dan the Automator, Actress, Kwes, T-E-E-D (Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosurs), Jneiro Jarel, Marc Antoine, Alwest, Remi Kabaka ja Rodaidh McDonald. DRC Music - Hallo (featuring Tout Puissant Mukalo and Nelly [...]

DRC Music es el nombre del nuevo proyecto de Damon Albarn. En este proyecto participan varios personajes bastante importantes, entre ellos: Richard Russell de XL Recordings, Dan The Automator, Actress, Kwes, T-E-E-D, Jneiro Jarel, Marc Antoine, Alwest, Remi Kabaka, y Rodaidh McDonald. El próximo 8 de Noviembre sacarán Kinshasa One Two, un disco grabado en la ciudad de Kinshasa en Congo. Acá les dejo “Hallo” y un video de lo que fueron esos 5 días de grabación. Pueden escuchar más rolas desde su soundcloud. [...]

Damon Albarn works tirelessly on music. This we know. He also does so with a remarkable eye to quality, even when the quantity seems like it would be enough to break other musicians backs. So, with the previous rumblings and, now, announcement of what we have just been referring to as "Damon Albarn's Congo project," there was litte doubt that this would be something we would want to pay attention to. Released as DRC Music, the album is titled Kinshasa One Two and features a lengthy list of collaborators: XL Recordings head Richard Russell, Dan the [...]
We knew how much Damon Albarn love African music, he is back with a new project DRC Music supported by Warp Records, in which he reunites the best of contemporary Congolese musicians and worked with more than 50 local performers to create this album called Kinshasa One Two.