Konono Nº1 is a musical group from Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly known as Zaire). They combine three electric likembé (a traditional lamellaphone similar to the mbira) with voices, dancers, and percussion instruments that are made out of items salvaged from a junkyard. The group's amplification equipment is equally rudimentary, including a microphone carved out of wood fitted with a magnet from an automobile alternator. Read Full BioKonono Nº1 is a musical group from Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly known as Zaire). They combine three electric likembé (a traditional lamellaphone similar to the mbira) with voices, dancers, and percussion instruments that are made out of items salvaged from a junkyard. The group's amplification equipment is equally rudimentary, including a microphone carved out of wood fitted with a magnet from an automobile alternator.
The group was formed by Mingiedi Mawangu, a likembé player and truck driver who passed away in April 2015 at the age of 85. Dates for the group's formation vary: Crammed Discs, who released Konono Nº1's Congotronics album in 2005, places the group's formation around 1980. However, in November 1978, an ensemble called Orchestre Tout Puissant Likembe Konono Nº1 (All-Powerful Likembe Konono Nº1 Orchestra) recorded one track, "Mungua-Muanga", for the compilation album Zaire: Musiques Urbaines a Kinshasa, and according to the group itself Mingiedi Mawangu formed the band in the 1960s.
Their typically Congolese repetitive beats, together with their DIY approach resulting in an (initially unintentional) distorted sound called Congotronics, has brought the group some renown in North America and Europe. They have toured both continents, documented by the 2007 album Live at Couleur Cafe.
Konono Nº1 collaborated with Björk on her 2007 album, Volta and the Dutch rock band The Ex has covered one of their songs.
Band leader Augustin Mawangu Mingiedi passed away in October 2017. His role of lead likembe player has now been passed to the 3rd generation, to Augustin's son Makonda, who is fronting the band with original singer Menga Waku.
The group was formed by Mingiedi Mawangu, a likembé player and truck driver who passed away in April 2015 at the age of 85. Dates for the group's formation vary: Crammed Discs, who released Konono Nº1's Congotronics album in 2005, places the group's formation around 1980. However, in November 1978, an ensemble called Orchestre Tout Puissant Likembe Konono Nº1 (All-Powerful Likembe Konono Nº1 Orchestra) recorded one track, "Mungua-Muanga", for the compilation album Zaire: Musiques Urbaines a Kinshasa, and according to the group itself Mingiedi Mawangu formed the band in the 1960s.
Their typically Congolese repetitive beats, together with their DIY approach resulting in an (initially unintentional) distorted sound called Congotronics, has brought the group some renown in North America and Europe. They have toured both continents, documented by the 2007 album Live at Couleur Cafe.
Konono Nº1 collaborated with Björk on her 2007 album, Volta and the Dutch rock band The Ex has covered one of their songs.
Band leader Augustin Mawangu Mingiedi passed away in October 2017. His role of lead likembe player has now been passed to the 3rd generation, to Augustin's son Makonda, who is fronting the band with original singer Menga Waku.
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Nlele Kalusimbiko
Konono Nº1 Lyrics
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Miguel
Well i've tryed to write the lyric but i dont unserstand a big part of it. This is the best i couldunderstand
African lyrics about kalumsibiko (3m00)
Se você gosta de andar à chuva mas quer sair disso enchuto tem que ter,
Kikuto tem que ter
Se (vo)cê gosta de andar à chuva mas quer sair disso enchuto tem que ter,
Kikuto tem que ter
Se você tem um bolso fundo e o teu braço é muito curto tem que ter,
kikuto tem que ter
Meu pai disse usa sempre camisinha,
mas se for pedir ovos na vizinha é melhor levar,
Casaco,
A gente sabe que é carapinha dá conferencia até à galinha
Se condizer com o sapato
Deus existe na partica
É muito fina a pelica
Pé descalço e meia com buraco
Por isso não ir na matricula
Isometrias na vesicula
É melhor vestir um fato,
De macaco,
Aperta o sapato,
Não toca no meu casaco
Se você gosta de andar à chuva mas quer sair disso enchuto tem que ter,
Kikuto tem que ter
Se (vo)cê gosta de andar à chuva mas quer sair disso enchuto tem que ter,
Kikuto tem que ter
Se você tem um bolso fundo e o teu braço é muito furto tem que ter,
kikuto tem que ter
By the way "kikuto" means Jacket - slang portuguese used in Angola :)
Oh La Laura
As usual, Konono number 1 is on fire... I love it!!!
M W
Now this is music!!!
Karen Vanhoff
beautiful rocked my soul the joy of music connects reminds us we are of this place it does not belong to us.x enjoy connectivity my friends.
Lucia Rojas
gosh! I love this! and the video!! wow <3
Walid KOCHT
Dooooooopppppee <3<3<3
Blizzard Snöstorm
I heard this in my trip to vacation on the radio somewhere
Rei Bob
Isto é lisboa?
Vladimir Svec
gees i love it
Mady
good vibes thanks for that
Douglas Cole
RIP Augustin (too young)...