African Roots - Seke Molenga & Kalo Kawongolo

In 1977, a promoter brought some fellows from Zaire to Jamaica in hopes of creating a new African reggae sound. Apparently, she abandoned the two Africans soon after they arrived in Jamaica and left them stranded in Kingston. Not speaking any English, they had to beg for money and food to survive. Eventually, they found themselves at Lee Perry's house and somehow communicated their desperate story. Perry took their arrival as a sign: Jah himself had sent these guys from Africa to make a connection with the Black Ark. Soon after, the three of them were in the Ark recording the songs that make up their one and only album. It's an incredible and ground breaking collaboration - a thick, swirling, tribal groove that is unique in the Lee Perry canon. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.