# Kinshasa One Two

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| Metacritic | (71/100) |
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| Pitchfork Media | (6.8/10) |
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Kinshasa One Two is an album recorded by Damon Albarn alongside ten producers of the newly established DRC Music to benefit Oxfam's work in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

## Background

Recorded in Kinshasa, Congo, within five out of nine days spent there during July 2011, the album was intended to shine a light on contemporary Congolese musicians, featuring more than 50 local performers, notably Nelly Liyemge, Jupiter Bokondji & Okwess International and Bokatola System. DRC Music is composed of producers Damon Albarn, Dan the Automator, XL Recordings managers Richard Russell & Rodaidh McDonald, Jneiro Jarel, DJ Darren Cunningham aka Actress, Marc Antoine, Alwest, Remi Kabaka Jr., Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs and Kwes.
Album was released digitally by Warp Records on 3 October 2011, followed by a CD edition in digipak and a deluxe vinyl edition plus three bonus tracks later on 7 November 2011, with album artwork by Aitor Throup and Hardy Blechman.

## Song information

Damon Albarn himself sings on "Hallo", also the only single from the album, released promotionally on compact disc. The song "Love" is completely a cappella with no music and serves both as an interlude and prelude to "Lingala". There is a hidden track only on the CD. Also, a code to access three further bonus tracks, including a heavy version of track 6, "Lourds", is given in the CD/vinyl booklets.

## Personnel

* Damon Albarn – vocals, synthesizer, bass guitar, omnichord, producer, programming
* Richard Russell – producer, engineer, programming, effects
* Dan the Automator – producer
* Jneiro Jarel – producer
* Actress – producer
* Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs – producer
* Marc Antoine – producer
* Alwest – producer
* Remi Kabaka Jr. – producer
* Rodaidh McDonald – producer, engineer
* Kwes – producer
* Stephen Sedgwick – engineer, mixing
* John Foyle – assistant engineer
* Kevin Metcalfe – mastering
* Aitor Throup – art direction
* Hardy Blechman – art direction
* Simon Phipps – photography
* Gareth Pritchard – retouching
* Tout Puissant Mukalo – vocals
* Nelly Liyemge – vocals
* N’Gotshima – vocals
* Bebson – vocals
* Ewing Sima – vocals, percussion
* Love – vocals
* Bokatola System – vocals, percussion, producer
* Evala Litongo – vocals
* Yende Bongongo – vocals, producer
* Loi X Liberal – vocals
* Magakala Virginia Yollande – vocals
* Yowa Hollande – vocals
* Jupiter Bokondji – vocals
* Washiba – vocals
* Cubain Kabeya – drums, percussion
* Okwess International – percussion
* Odon Asok – percussion
* Boyo Kani – percussion
* Lionel Kizaba – percussion
* Pay Kumbi – percussion
* Bercy Makamba – percussion
* Michel Nsimi – percussion
* Bitsindou Scafio – percussion
* Pierre Sylvaine – percussion
* Djanga Weny – percussion
* Tshetshe Yenge – percussion
* Tshamala Mufubela – flute
* Padou Nkoyi – guitar

## Release history

| Region | Date | Format | Label |
| Australia | 30 September 2011 | Digital download | Warp Records |
| Germany | 30 September 2011 | Digital download | Warp Records |
| Ireland | 30 September 2011 | Digital download | Warp Records |
| New Zealand | 30 September 2011 | Digital download | Warp Records |
| United Kingdom | 2 October 2011 | Digital download | Warp Records |
| France | 3 October 2011 | Digital download | Warp Records |
| Italy | 3 October 2011 | Digital download | Warp Records |
| Portugal | 3 October 2011 | Digital download | Warp Records |
| Spain | 3 October 2011 | Digital download | Warp Records |
| Canada | 4 October 2011 | Digital download | Warp Records |
| Mexico | 4 October 2011 | Digital download | Warp Records |
| United States | 4 October 2011 | Digital download | Warp Records |
Physical release: 7 November 2011