| From The Beat Surrender: Kongos – Kongos Who the hell are this lot then? Well, they’re four brothers from America (via South Africa and England) and sons of the musician John Kongos. They all play something on the album and they’re all skilled at what [...] |
| | Check out iPogle: a new Podcast from Serene Dominic. We were on the show on the March 15th episode. |
| | From Phoenix New Times Brotherly Love The Kongo’s musical dynasty By Serene Dominic Published: March 15, 2007 A video on YouTube titled Great Moments in History begins, somberly enough, with the strains of Puccini’s Madame Butterfly. All the usual throat-swelling suspects are paid a [...] |
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| From Smother Magazine: Kongos — Kongos Four brothers are responsible for this odd collection of rock tunes. Interesting arrangements are speckled with an affinity to do things a little different. Whether that ‘different’ is with samples, thick dance beats, or accordions, Kongos is sure to [...] |
| | Def Leppard recently recorded He’s Gonna Step On You Again by John Kongos (our dad) for their new covers album YEAH!. Cool. The album also includes songs originally done by David Bowie, T. Rex, The Kinks, Thin Lizzy, Sweet, Badfinger and more. We got to [...] |
| | Local spins KONGOS EP Showcasing a wide array of influences on their debut, Kongos’ impressive EP shows a musical maturity years beyond their ages (16 to 23). The five songs are constructed with a complexity that challenges the ear, while the ebb and flow of [...] |
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| Here’s a review from the New Times: ——————– Touching base with local projects Wassup with Kongos, Hermosa Drive, Numbers on Napkins, and Ghetto Cowgirl by Serene Dominic Published: Thursday, January 13, 2005 The flyaway pages of the calendar bring us to 2005, midway point where [...] |
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