Kinshasa One Two

Kinshasa One Two was recorded in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo over 5 days this past July. DRC Music (a collective of producers gathered by Damon Albarn) set out to make an album with contemporary Congolese musicians and worked with more than 50 local performers including Jupiter and the Okwess International, Bokatola System and Nelly Liyemge. DRC Music is comprised of producers: 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, with album artwork by Aitor Throup and Hardy Blechman. The Democratic Republic of Congo has long been wracked by conflict and is home to one of the world's worst humanitarian crises. Proceeds from the album will benefit the local performers and Oxfam's work in Congo. Released in a digipak and includes a download code on a business card for the entire album, plus three bonus tracks from Bleep.com Track 14 contains a hidden track. The hidden track starts at 4:31 after almost 1 minute of silence. The full length of track 14 on CD is 7:07. (P)2011 Warp Records Limited / ©2011 Warp Records Limited / Warp Records PO Box 25378, London, NW5 1GL, UK / Warp.Net