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Konono No. 1

This Congolese group from the impoverished suburbs of Kinshasa has existed in fits and starts for more than 25 years—just long enough to become one of the most unlikely success stories of 2005. The best-known musical export of the Democratic Republic of the Congo is still soukous, a silky and elegant Cuban-flavored dance style, but […]