The Congos

On tour

  • Listeners

    246.9K

  • Scrobbles

    2.6M

  • Listeners

    246.9K

  • Scrobbles

    2.6M

  • Last.FM User
  • Last.FM User
  • Last.FM User

Join others and track this artist

Scrobble, find and rediscover music with a Last.fm account

Sign Up to Last.fm
Years Active
1977 – present (48 years)
Founded In
Kingston, Jamaica
The Congos are a vocal group from Jamaica which formed as a duo with Ashanti Roy (tenor) (b. Roydel Johnson, 1947, Hanover, Jamaica) and Cedric Myton (falsetto) (b. 1947, Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica), later becoming a trio with the addition of Watty Burnett (baritone) (b. early 1950s, Port Antonio, Jamaica). and have been active on and off from the mid-1970s until the present day. They recorded the classic Heart of The Congos in 1977, with producer Lee "Scratch" Perry at the Black Ark Studio. Myton had previously been a member of The Tartans in the late 1960s (… read more
The Congos are a vocal group from Jamaica which formed as a duo with Ashanti Roy (tenor) (b. Roydel Johnson, 1947, Hanover, Jamaica) and Cedric Myton (falsetto) (b. 1947, Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica), later becoming a trio with the addition of Watty Burnett (baritone) (b. early 195… read more
The Congos are a vocal group from Jamaica which formed as a duo with Ashanti Roy (tenor) (b. Roydel Johnson, 1947, Hanover, Jamaica) and Cedric Myton (falsetto) (b. 1947, Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica), later becoming a trio with the addition of Watty Burnett (baritone) (b. early 1950s, Port Antonio, Jamaica). and have been active on and off from the mid… read more

Related Tags

Add tagsView all tags

Similar To

  1. Avatar for Black Uhuru

  2. Avatar for Lee "Scratch" Perry

  3. Avatar for Don Carlos
View all artists

Top Tracks

Rank Play Album Loved Track name Buy Options Listeners
1 Play track Heart Of The Congos Fisherman
  • Loading
 573 listeners
2 Play track Heart Of The Congos Open Up The Gate
  • Loading
 201 listeners
3 Play track Heart Of The Congos La La Bam-bam
  • Loading
 186 listeners
4 Play track Heart Of The Congos Congoman
  • Loading
 173 listeners
5 Play track Heart Of The Congos Children Crying
  • Loading
 139 listeners
6 Play track Heart Of The Congos The Wrong Thing
  • Loading
 93 listeners
7 Play track Heart Of The Congos Ark Of Covenant
  • Loading
 92 listeners
8 Play track Heart Of The Congos Can't Come In
  • Loading
 90 listeners
9 Play track Heart Of The Congos Solid Foundation
  • Loading
 76 listeners
10 Play track Heart Of The Congos Sodom And Gomorrow
  • Loading
 67 listeners

View all tracks

Albums

  1. 176,844 listeners

    1 Jan 1977 · 10 tracks

    Heart Of The Congos
    • Loading

  2. 24,778 listeners

    7 Mar 1977 · 30 tracks

    Heart Of The Congos (40th Anniversary Edition)
    • Loading

  3. 14,121 listeners

    2 Mar 2009 · 18 tracks

    Lion Treasury, Legendary Roots Reggae Classic
    • Loading

  4. 11,892 listeners

    29 Mar 2005 · 11 tracks

    Give Them the Rights
    • Loading

View all albums

Scrobble Stats

What is scrobbling?

Scrobbling is when Last.fm tracks the music you listen to and automatically adds it to your music profile.

Learn more

Recent Listening Trend

Day Listeners
159
167
156
160
156
161
176
161
170
133
145
144
162
179
180
167
164
139
147
152
167
140
166
175
157
149
148
156
158
204
178
162
157
172
174
182
159
171
154
178
157
162
165
174
140
173
176
173
144
154
148
179
166
192
151
168
170
177
158
138
152
182
157
161
174
136
151
167
140
149
158
176
175
176
170
165
186
196
202
179
179
195
180
196
181
213
186
201
185
151
171
176
142
151
169
161
190
174
180
171
163
162
194
165
218
195
193
189
196
187
202
167
198
211
195
160
169
205
177
208
213
206
159
196
220
205
187
189
176
188
177
211
189
174
175
182
179
182
178
198
202
184
167
192
207
175
174
218
220
156
179
179
164
185
204
214
193
203
197
193
177
187
185
181
190
187
180
160
195
192
187
180
178
184
178
191
175
173
166
189
159
167

Upcoming Events

We don’t have any upcoming events for this artist right now.

Add event View all events

Photos

External Links

Don't want to see ads? Upgrade Now

Shoutbox

Javascript is required to view shouts on this page. Go directly to shout page

Similar Artists

  1. 515,959 listeners

    Avatar for Black Uhuru

  2. 386,185 listeners

    Avatar for Lee "Scratch" Perry

  3. 294,771 listeners

    Avatar for Don Carlos

  4. 336,793 listeners

    Avatar for Culture

  5. 286,785 listeners

    Avatar for The Gladiators

  6. 344,347 listeners

    Avatar for The Upsetters

View all similar artists

Trending Tracks

  • 1

  • 2

  • 3

  • 4

  • 5

  • 6

View all trending tracks

API Calls

Scrobble from Spotify?

Connect your Spotify account to your Last.fm account and scrobble everything you listen to, from any Spotify app on any device or platform.

Connect to Spotify

Dismiss