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Kasai Allstars

Kasai Allstars has been played on NTS over 10 times, featured on 14 episodes and was first played on 3 February 2014.

Kasai Allstars is a collective revolving around 25 musicians, all based in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The collective was formed by members of the following five bands: Lusombe Madimba, Tandjolo, Dibua Dietu, Basokin, and Masanka Sankayi.

Its members originate from five different ethnic groups: the Luba, the Songye, the Lulua, the Tetela and the Luntu. Some of these groups have endured conflicting relationships over the centuries, they each have their own culture, their own language and their own musical traditions, which…

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Drowning Goat (Mbuji-Mayi)
Kasai Allstars
Crammed Discs2008
Drowning Goat (Mbuji-Mayi)
Kasai AllstarsCrammed Discs2008
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Mukuba Special
Shackleton, Kasai Allstars
Congotronics2010
Mukuba Special
Shackleton, Kasai AllstarsCongotronics2010
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Yangye, The Evil Leopard
Kasai Allstars
Crammed Discs2014
Yangye, The Evil Leopard
Kasai AllstarsCrammed Discs2014
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As They Walked Into The Forest On A Sunday, They Encountered Apes Dressed As Humans
Kasai Allstars
Crammed Discs2014
As They Walked Into The Forest On A Sunday, They Encountered Apes Dressed As Humans
Kasai AllstarsCrammed Discs2014
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Koyile / Nyeka Nyeka
Kasai All Stars, Tandjolo
Wagram Music2008
Koyile / Nyeka Nyeka
Kasai All Stars, TandjoloWagram Music2008
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Quick As White
Kasai Allstars
Crammed Discs2008
Quick As White
Kasai AllstarsCrammed Discs2008
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Wa Muluendu
Masanka Sankayi, Kasai Allstars feat. Mutumilayi
Crammed Discs2005
Wa Muluendu
Masanka Sankayi, Kasai Allstars feat. MutumilayiCrammed Discs2005
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Drowning Goat
Kasai Allstars (Daedelus mix)
Crammed Discs2017
Drowning Goat
Kasai Allstars (Daedelus mix)Crammed Discs2017
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Olooh, A War Dance For Peace
Kasai Allstars
Crammed Discs, Crammed Music2021
Olooh, A War Dance For Peace
Kasai AllstarsCrammed Discs, Crammed Music2021
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