"Blue G." ft. Nongoma b/w "That Good Thing", by Konkolo Orchestra

"Blue G." ft. Nongoma b/w "That Good Thing"

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	1.	Blue G. ft. Nongoma 05:05		buy track
	2.	That Good Thing 04:55		buy track

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With both sides as vibrant and colourful as a hot and sweaty street party, this latest 45 is the perfect afrobeat soundtrack to end your summer.

A side, Blue G. opens explosively and delivers all that it promises in the opening bars: beautifully orchestrated twists and turn that chug along instrumentally for half the track. South African singer Nongoma unexpectedly adds a vocal spin in English and Xhosa, and with the catchy lyrics of “all the children need love, peace and harmony”, it’s a delight to be swept up in this swirling, festive, solar energy.

The B side, That Good Thing, follows on at exactly the same tempo, weaving horns, guitars, keys and numerous percussions in and out of an equally infectious groove. A highly polished track, full of rises and falls in all the right places.

The Konkolo Orchestra is, for now, a Zürich studio project led by multi-instrumentalist Alexis Malefakis, but let’s hope that changes soon because it feels rather criminal not to have these rich sounds live and in your face. Dexterous musicianship meets fine production and execution.

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released September 2, 2022

Alexis Malefakis: Drums, Bass, Keyboards, Guitar (on That Good Thing), a Bell, a Clave and a Shekere
Nongoma Ndlovu: Vocals (on Blue G.)
Max Küste: Guitars (on Blue G.)
Willi Hauenstein: Kpanlogo, Gome and other Percussions
Fabian Carisch: Baritone Sax
Silvano Stauffer: Tenor Sax
Stefan Bernhard: Trumpets
Produced by A. Malefakis
Recorded by A. Malefakis and Kaspar Hensel @Rad Fyah, Studio B, Zürich, CH
Mixed by Florian Erlbeck @therealmuckemacher, Berlin, D
Mastered by Christoph Stickel @csmastering, Vienna, A

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