really sick album of congolese music centered around the likembé / thumb piano. the kalimba, which i'm more familiar with, is a westernized relative! the amplified/distorted metallic tones sound really wild, there's some bass sections, like on masikulu, that are sub-bassy and almost dubby, and the album as a whole is drone-y and rhythmic in a way i really only otherwise get from krautrock/kosmiche. i didn't expect most tracks to be over 7 minutes and i love it. big fan of this album!
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