Konono #1 burst out of Africa with their album Congotronics in 2005, and they are bringing their sound already famous in Europe to the Melbourne International Arts Festival.  Music once played on elephant tusk-horns is now electrified and amplified with salvaged car parts, inspiring and influencing artists all over the world.  Moses Iten a.k.a. Saca La Mois DJ!! (of the Cumbia Cosmonauts) presents an hour of electric music inspired by this type of innovation and folklore from the African continent.

Originally broadcast on 25 August 2011 on Melbourne’s 3RRR 92.3 FM, download here:
DOWNLOAD PODCAST Saca La Mois DJ!! presents…Afrolectro & Congotronics

PLAYLIST:
Beat Communication (Introduction) | Al Quetz | Bandcamp
Drums Come From Africa feat. Kankick | Al Quetz | Bandcamp
Tutule dance | Radioclit | Bandcamp
Kuar (Olof Dreijer Remix) | Emmanuel Jal | Innervisions
Paradiso | Konono #1 | Crammed Discs
The Incident At Mbuji-Mayi | Bass Clef Vs Kasai Allstars | Crammed Discs
Baise-moi Mama | Congopunq | Boogaloo Music
Baladia Wey | Rango | 30IPS/El Mastada Centre
Bula Matari (feat Topoke) | Ku Bo | Man Recordings
New Africas Pt 1 | Buraka Som Sistema | Fabric Records
Flaminguinho | Killamu | Akwaaba Music
Nwampfundla | Tshetsha Boys | Honest Jons
Ta Maluca (Remix) | Noite Dia | Bomaye Musik
Como Canguro | Cumbia Cosmonauts | Unreleased