Kinshasa One Two

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Kinshasa One Two
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Studio album by
DRC Music
Released30 September 2011
RecordedJuly 2011
Studio Kinshasa, D.R. Congo
Genre
Length51:14
Label Warp, Oxfam
Producer Various
Damon Albarn chronology
The Fall
(2010)
Kinshasa One Two
(2011)
The Singles Collection 2001–2011
(2011)
Professional ratings
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Metacritic (71/100) [1]
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Kinshasa One Two is an album recorded by Damon Albarn alongside ten producers of the newly established DRC Music to benefit Oxfam's work in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Contents

Background

Recorded in Kinshasa, Congo, within five out of nine days spent there [4] during July 2011, the album was intended to shine a light on contemporary Congolese musicians, featuring more than 50 local performers, notably Nelly Liyemge, Jupiter Bokondji & Okwess International and Bokatola System. DRC Music is composed of producers Damon Albarn, Dan the Automator, XL Recordings managers Richard Russell & Rodaidh McDonald, Jneiro Jarel, DJ Darren Cunningham aka Actress, Marc Antoine, Alwest, Remi Kabaka Jr., Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs and Kwes.

Album was released digitally by Warp Records on 3 October 2011, followed by a CD edition in digipak and a deluxe vinyl edition plus three bonus tracks later on 7 November 2011, [5] with album artwork by Aitor Throup and Hardy Blechman.

Song information

Damon Albarn himself sings on "Hallo", also the only single from the album, released promotionally on compact disc. The song "Love" is completely a cappella with no music and serves both as an interlude and prelude to "Lingala". There is a hidden track only on the CD. Also, a code to access three further bonus tracks, including a heavy version of track 6, "Lourds", is given in the CD/vinyl booklets.

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Hallo" (featuring Tout Puissant Mukalo & Nelly Liyemge) Richard Russell & Damon Albarn 3:38
2."K-Town" (featuring N’Gotshima & Bebson) Dan the Automator 3:51
3."African Space Anthem" (featuring Ewing Sima) Jneiro Jarel 3:06
4."Love" (featuring Love) Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs 1:02
5."Lingala" (featuring Bokatola System & Evala Litongo)Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs4:56
6."Lourds" (featuring Yende Bongongo)Yende Bongongo, Bokatola System2:18
7."Respect of the Rules" (featuring Loi X Liberal)Richard Russell3:05
8."We Come from the Forest" (featuring Bokatola System)Bokatola System4:29
9."Customs" (featuring Bokatola System) Kwes 2:32
10."Virginia" (featuring Magakala Virginia Yollande & Yowa Hollande)Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs2:59
11."Ah Congo" (featuring Jupiter Bokondji & Bokatola System) Rodaidh McDonald 3:59
12."Three Piece Sweet Part 1 & 2" (featuring Bebson) Actress, Kwes, Remi Kabaka Jr.3:44
13."If You Wish to Stay Awake" (featuring Washiba)Kwes, Richard Russell3:12
14."Departure" (featuring Bokatola System)Kwes7:08
Total length:51:14

Personnel

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
Australia [6] 30 September 2011 Digital download Warp Records
Germany [7]
Ireland [8]
New Zealand [9]
United Kingdom [10] 2 October 2011
France [11] 3 October 2011
Italy [12]
Portugal [13]
Spain [14]
Canada [15] 4 October 2011
Mexico [16]
United States [17]

Physical release: 7 November 2011

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