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DRC Music

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Years active
  
2011–present

Website
  
www.drcmusic.org/

Labels
  
Warp, Oxfam

Albums
  
Kinshasa One Two

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Occupation(s)
  
Record producers, songwriters

Associated acts
  
Gorillaz, Blur, The Good, the Bad & the Queen, Rocket Juice & the Moon, Deltron 3030, Django Django, The xx, Africa Express, Noel Gallagher

Origin
  
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (2011)

Genres
  
Contemporary R&B, Pop music, Hip hop music

Members
  
Damon Albarn, Dan the Automator, Richard Russell, Totally Enormous Extinct Di, Kwes

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DRC Music is a Congolese record producing and songwriting team, composed of producers Damon Albarn, Dan the Automator, XL Recordings managers Richard Russell & Rodaidh McDonald, Jneiro Jarel, DJ Darren Cunningham aka Actress, Marc Antoine, Alwest, Remi Kabaka Jr., Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs and Kwes. The group are responsible for the Oxfam charity album Kinshasa One Two.

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Background

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The group's debut album was recorded in Kinshasa, Congo, within five out of nine days spent there during July 2011, the album was intended to shine a light on contemporary Congolese musicians, featuring more than 50 local performers, notably Nelly Liyemge, Jupiter Bokondji & Okwess International and Bokatola System.

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Album was released digitally by Warp Records on 3 October 2011, followed by a CD edition in digipak and a deluxe vinyl edition plus three bonus tracks later on 7 November 2011, with album artwork by Aitor Throup and Hardy Blechman.

Respective works

  • Damon Albarn - Blur, Gorillaz, The Good, the Bad & the Queen, Rocket Juice & the Moon
  • Dan the Automator - Deltron 3030, Pillowfight
  • Richard Russell - Gil Scott-Heron, Bobby Womack
  • Rodaidh McDonald - Vampire Weekend, The xx, The Horrors, Giggs
  • Jneiro Jarel - JJ DOOM, Willie Isz, Dr. Who Dat?
  • Darren Cunningham - Actress, Werkdiscs
  • Marc Antoine - Dave Koz, Chris Botti, Jeff Lorber, Jeffrey Osborne, David Benoit, Larry Carlton
  • Alwest - session player
  • Remi Kabaka Jr. - The Rolling Stones, Gorillaz
  • Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs - Dillon Francis
  • Kwes - Bobby Womack, Micachu, Speech Debelle, Ghostpoet, DELS
  • Discography

  • Kinshasa One Two - (2011)
  • Songs

    If You Wish to Stay AwakeKinshasa One Two · 2011
    African Space AnthemKinshasa One Two · 2011
    We Come From the ForestKinshasa One Two · 2011

    References

    DRC Music Wikipedia