Band of brothers By: Nicki Escudero Description: KONGOS sound spans continents The members of progressive rock band KONGOS have music in their blood–the four brothers’ dad is John Kongos, a singer-songwriter who had hits in both South Africa and all over Europe in the 1960s and 70s. Now that his kids call Arizona home, KONGOS [...]

KONGOS Band of Brothers Kim Milbrandt “Our music is better than it sounds.” Not only does this band have the incredible sound to back this claim up but they also have a great sense of humor stemmed from true humble musicianship. The band Kongos is comprised of four brothers, Dylan (lead vocals/guitar), Danny (guitar/locals), Jesse [...]

From Music-Critic.com Kongos Pop label: No label released: 01.16.07 our score: 4 out of 5.0 Rockin by: Tim Wardyn Talk about a cultured band of brothers. John J, Jesse, Dylan and Daniel Kongos, of the band Kongos (ironic, huh?) grew up in London, South Africa and now live, write and record in Phoenix, Arizona. Not [...]

We’ve remixed three of the songs on the Album: In The Music Nothing The Way Please call your local radio stations and request KONGOS. The song Curious has been getting regular spins on these stations: Indie 103.1 FM in Los Angeles, California • Request online • Request line: 877.900.1031 Motor FM in Germany • http://www.motorfm.de/ [...]

Review from British music site The-Mag.co.uk This is certainly a family album. Not only does every member of the band bear the last name Kongos, but all production and engineering credits go to them as well. This band have built a burgeoning reputation recently and it’s easy to see why here. The album bristles with [...]

KONGOS was one of four Phoenix rock bands chosen by the New Times to play in the Summer Of Sound concert series, opening for national act, Sugarcult, with the audience favorite to be named “Best Rock Band of Phoenix.” KONGOS won with 41% of the vote! As a result we’ll get a write-up in the [...]

Valley band Kongos is made up of four brothers, raised in England and South Africa, who blend a love of Beatle-esque pop, jazz, progressive rock and electronic music into their distinctive sound.Brandon Quester Special to Get Out Local spotlight: Kongos deftly blends influences for a complex, catchy CD By Chris Hansen Orf, Get Out May [...]

By Robert Silverstein for Twentieth Century Guitar Speaking of glaring omissions from the Elektra box, 36 years ago, London-based John Kongos released one of that label’s most illustrious progressive pop imports. Entitled Kongos, that ’71 John Kongos album on Elektra featured amazing production of Gus Dudgeon and excellent guitars by Caleb Quaye. Also simply titled [...]

Write-up for Phoenix New Times Summer Of Sound concert: Kongos It took all of 22 seconds of the Kongos’ self-released EP to realize they were courting musical greatness — and it only took that long because eleven of those seconds were spent hunting the jewel case wondering, “Who are these guys?’ Four brothers hailing from [...]

KONGOS – KONGOS When a father with a prestigious musical past announces that his sons are forming a band, the percentage of success is usually smaller than it should be as the children struggle to do justice to their parents’ name. Happily, Kongos, the quartet of sons of 1970′s singer/songwriter John Kongos (he of ‘He’s [...]