Various - The Karindula Sessions - Tradi-modern Sounds From South East Congo

in the south-eastern part of the 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 audio cd.