This fascinating DVD+CD is out NOW:THE KARINDULA SESSIONS
TRADI-MODERN MUSIC FROM SOUTHEAST CONGO
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In Katanga (south-eastern Congo), young local musicians are creating their own tradi-modern style of music, which they call
Karindula, a word which also designates the main instrument they use - a giant banjo made out of an oil barrel, a goat skin, four strings, and an empty bag of powdered milk.
After introducing the now-famous electrified traditional music of Congolese capital Kinshasa,
Congotronics producer Vincent Kenis travelled to the mining city of Lubumbashi to record and film four Karindula bands during a 3-day mini-festival. Their wild, raw and dynamic performances are documented on this +90 min. DVD and 79 min audio CD.
see the intro to the film here