Wednesday, March 23rd
sounds of Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of Congo)
Konono No. 1, “Mama Na Bana,” live, Belgium (Spa), 2012
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Chicago
music clip of the day
jazz/blues/rock/classical/gospel/more
Tag: Konono No. 1
2017
Friday, January 27th
sounds of Kinshasa*
Konono No. 1, live, London, 2015
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lagniappe
art beat: other day, The Guggenheim (New York)
Vasily Kandinsky (1866-1944), Small Pleasures, 1913
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*Democratic Republic of Congo.
2016
Friday, November 25th
sounds of Kinshasa*
Baloji with Konono No. 1, “Karibu Ya Bintu,” 2011
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lagniappe
reading table
One needs to keep a clear head when facing pirates in the Amazon.
—Hubert Kinski, 43-year-old Polish explorer, quoted in “‘There’s No Law on the Amazon’: River Pirates Terrorize Ships by Night,” New York Times, 11/18/16
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*Democratic Republic of Congo.
2016
Friday, June 3rd
Mozart one day, another day this—how lucky to live in a world so various.
Konono No. 1, “Yaya Mikolo,” live, France (Saint-Nazaire), 2009
2016
Monday, January 4th
more sounds of Kinshasa*
Mbongwana Star, “Malukayi” (feat. Konono No. 1), 2015
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*Democratic Republic of Congo.
2014
Monday, October 27th
Need a lift?
Konono No. 1, “Makembe”
Live (enhanced footage), France (Festival St. Nazaire), 2009
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lagniappe
art beat: yesterday at the Art Institute of Chicago
Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890)
Fishing in Spring, the Pont de Clichy (Asnières), 1887
2010
Wednesday, 9/8/10
Sunday, South Africa; Monday, Morocco; today let’s head to the center—the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire).
Konono No. 1, “Lufuala Ndonga”
music clip of the day 