Heart Of The Congos

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Heart Of The Congos
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Length
10 tracks, 51:13
Release Date
1 January 1977
Lee Perry is generally acknowledged as a production genius, but on occasion that genius can be destructive, and while there's no disputing his talent, sometimes the results can be less than aurally satisfying. This is especially true when it comes to albums, where Perry's efforts were often erratic. On Heart of the Congos he was brilliant, and across the record's original ten tracks Perry created a masterpiece of music. Many critics consider this 1977 album one of the best roots records of all time, and at the very least, it was Perry's apex – only Junior B… read more
Lee Perry is generally acknowledged as a production genius, but on occasion that genius can be destructive, and while there's no disputing his t… read more
Lee Perry is generally acknowledged as a production genius, but on occasion that genius can be destructive, and while there's no disputing his talent, sometimes the results can be l… read more

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Track number Play Loved Track name Artist name Buy Options Duration Listeners
1 Play track Fisherman
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 6:04 121,828 listeners
2 Play track Congoman
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 6:43 66,018 listeners
3 Play track Open Up The Gate
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 5:19 56,323 listeners
4 Play track Children Crying
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 4:18 57,076 listeners
5 Play track La La Bam-bam
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 3:10 45,466 listeners
6 Play track Can't Come In
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 6:08 40,272 listeners
7 Play track Sodom And Gomorrow
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 6:10 25,467 listeners
8 Play track The Wrong Thing
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 5:34 38,929 listeners
9 Play track Ark Of Covenant
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 4:43 12,266 listeners
10 Play track Solid Foundation
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 3:04 38,154 listeners

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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 Cathe… 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 w… read more

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