The Congos "Congo Ashanti" (RSD Essential) 2023-01-27 plays like a series of

plays like a series of late-night confessionals - introspective

and marching band snare rolls from the first record remain intact

This success was driven by it's two singles

" "Holiday Records

throughout the album

The Congos "Congo Ashanti" (RSD Essential) 2023-01-27 plays like a series of***RSD Essential 090*** Emerging onto the worldstage via Lee Scratch Perry's 1977 masterpiece Heart Of The Congos, the group established a unique cache in the international reggae market. Cedric Myton, Watty Burnett, and Roy Johnson struck out on their own to produce Image of Africa and Congo Ashanti, both released in 1979. Each album is remembered for a distinct studio sound, more mainstream than Scratch's hazy experiments and in line with the late