Damon Albarn, Warp + OXFAM present DRC Music Kinshasa

Damon Albarn, Warp + OXFAM present DRC Music Kinshasa

31 August, 2011 | 3.01AM

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The Democratic Republic of Congo is one of the poorest countries in the world, beset by widespread malnutrition, displacement and lack of access to education. Now, Warp Records and OXFAM have collaborated on a benefit album, spearheaded by Damon Albarn (Blur, Gorillaz), to support development efforts in the country.

This past July, Albarn gathered together a collective of producers—Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, Dan the Automator, Jneiro Jarel, Richard Russell, Actress, Marc Antoine, Alwest, Remi Kabaka, Rodaidh McDonald, and Kwes—who traveled to the Democratic Republic of Congo for five days, working with more than 50 local musicians including Jupiter and the Okwess International, Bokatola System, and Nelly Liyemge.

Dubbed DRC Music, the group set out to create an album in five days, and that’s just what they did. The results are far more than the sum of their parts, mixing local performers into a rich stew of Afro-futurist beats and bass.

Learn more about the project on its official website, and keep reading to listen to SoundCloud streams of selected tracks; Beatport will have the album available on October 4.

Hallo (featuring Tout Puissant Mukalo and Nelly Liyemge) by DRC Music

Ah Congo (featuring Jupiter Bokondji and Bokatola System) by DRC Music

Lingala (featuring Bokatola System and Evala Litongo) by DRC Music

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