CONGO NATTY
Congo Natty is nothing less than a monumental, seminal figure in UK underground soundsystem culture. Widely credited as one of the main creators of jungle music, the Tottenham producer, toaster and MC has led British-Jamaican musical innovation ever since he first started DJing at illegal dances in the '80s. Known for positive, energetic, socially-aware music that blends the swagger and class-consciousness of his London background with the creative influence and politicism of his paternal Jamaican heritage, Congo Natty has had an unequalled influence on the growth of modern UK dance music.
From his early exploits with The Ital Sound, through his late 80s and early 90s career as Rebel MC, and on to his pioneering experiments in jungle during the 1990s under a number of guises, Congo has cemented a reputation as a hard-working creator with a relentless live schedule who's always ready to bring the culture vibes to the massive. A trip to his spiritual homeland, Ethiopia, in 2007 changed the artist's life forever. He returned re-invigorated and determined to make an impact on the world he had left behind.
Busy on the road for decades, Lockdown gave the artist a rare opportunity to create. The result is his magnum opus, the 31-track 2022 album Ancestorz, a love letter to sound system culture that he describes as his "life's work." It traces Tafari's journeys through the streets of Tottenham, the recording studios of Kingston, the Rastafarian promised land of Shashamene, Ethiopia and more. Exploring jungle's diverse influences and rich global heritage, the LP employs a wide range of features and samples to highlight the voices and influences his sound draws on. Rooted in the heavy basslines, lively breakbeats and syncopated percussion loops of the jungle style that Congo helped create, Ancestorz pays tribute to the fundamentals while growing beyond that basic foundation.
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