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Honest Jon's
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Lower Stable Street
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London
N1C 4DR

Monday-Saturday 11 till 6; Sunday 11 till 5

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Established 1974.

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The Congos

Heart Of The Congos 3CD

VP

The Congos

Heart Of The Congos (Deluxe Edition)

VP

The Congos

Heart Of The Congos

VP

The Congos

Congo Man

Black Art

The Congos

Don't Blame It On I

Black Art

The Congos

Ark Of The Covenant

Black Art

  • 1-OFF 7" SOLD

The Congos

Children Crying

Congo Ashanty

  • 1-OFF 7" SOLD

The Congos

Revolution

Congo Music Works Int'l

  • 1-OFF 7" SOLD

Congo

Pygmy Women Of The Sangha

Ocora

Yeli singing, from northern Congo. Meandering, polyphonic counterpoint, with a sophisticated interlacing of sounds and motifs, and complex yodelling techniques.
‘When something grave occurs, when someone fall sick, when the hunt is bad, or when death strikes, it must be that the forest herself is asleep and unable to watch over her children… We have to wake her up. And we do this with singing…’

Kanyok And Luba

Southern Belgian Congo, 1952 And 1957

SWP

Two-thirds from the townships of the copper mines of Katanga Province, showing the early urbanisation of traditional sounds, the guitar taking over the thumb-piano parts.

Origins Of Guitar Music

Southern Congo And Northern Zambia, 1950-52, 57-58

SWP

From the copper mining towns of Katanga province, within the likembe tradition of the Luba peoples; and from the Zambian Copperbelt, diversely influenced by tradition or by American music from the radio.

Forest Music

Northern Belgian Congo, 1952

SWP

Two Mangbetu communities from the rainforest, the Mayogo and the Meje: drum ensembles, mass singing, likembe. Also the xylophone and kundi harp of the Azande people; more harp songs by the Balendu.

On The Edge Of The Ituri Forest

Northeastern Belgian Congo, 1952

SWP

Musical interaction between the Mbuti pygmies and the Nande, Bira, Mangbele and Budu peoples living on the edge of the Ituri rainforest in the northeastern Belgian Congo.

Congotronics 2

Buzz'N'Rumble From The Urb'N'Jungle

Crammed Discs

Jah Lion

Melody For Negus

Congo

  • 1-OFF 7" SOLD

Roots Of Rumba

Congo Classics, 1953-1955

Crammed Discs

Kasai All Stars

Congotronics 3

Crammed Discs

Rebel MC

Emperor Selassie I

Congo Natty

The World Is Shaking

Cubanismo From The Congo, 1954-55

Honest Jon's Records

Fired-up, originary African pop, conjuring the Congolese rumba from imported Latin 78s — with thumb pianos, kazoos, banjos, bottles, violins, and irresistible little songs about pimps, dope, clubbing, sex, death.

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Zanzibara

11: Congo in Dar: Dance No Sweat

Buda Music

Roots Of OK Jazz

Congo Classics 1955-1956

Crammed Discs

Makka Bees

Nation Fiddler

Congo

  • 1-OFF 7" SOLD

Congo

Lari, Mbochi

Collection Prophet

Verckys Et L'Orchestra Veve

Congolese Funk, Afrobeat & Psychedelic Rumba 1969-1978

Analog Africa

Bob Soul And The United Stars

Message From The Congo

Gemini / Digikiller

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