The Congos
The Congos
Top Songs
| 1 | Fisherman | ||
| 2 | Congoman Chant | ||
| 3 | Congoman | ||
| 4 | Open Up The Gate | ||
| 5 | Solid Foundation |
Albums
Feb 2022 • 13 songs
Feb 2022 • 1 song
Feb 2022 • 1 song
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Biography
A duo comprised of Cedric Myton and Roydel "Ashanti" Johnson, the Congos are known primarily known for one record, Heart of the Congos, released in 1977. Reggae historian Steve Barrow, one of the people behind the exquisite reissue of this long-thought-lost record, considers it as good as seminal reggae recordings such as Bob Marley and the Wailers' Natty Dread, Burning Spear's Marcus Garvey, and the Mighty Diamonds' Right Time. This is not an exaggeration. Myton and Johnson, working with Lee Perry at his Black Ark Studios in Kingston created a masterpiece, one of (if not the)...