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The Congos is the reggae vocal trio Ashanti Roy, Cedric “Congo” Myton (both born in 1947) and Watty Burnett. They recorded the classic Heart Of The Congos in 1977, produced by Lee “Scratch” Perry at the Black Ark Studio. Cedric Myton had previously worked with Prince Lincoln Thompson.

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1		Fisherman			297
2		Congoman			146
3		La La Bam-bam			133
4		Children Crying			128
5		Open Up The Gate			106
6		Can't Come In			89
7		The Wrong Thing			87
8		Solid Foundation			74
9		Ark Of The Covenant			73
10		Sodom And Gomorrow			66
11		Open The Gate			30
11		Bring The Mackaback			30
11		At The Feast			30
14		Feast of the Passover			25
15		Nicodemus			24

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Heart Of The Congos
108,045 listeners
10 tracks
Released: 29 July 2008
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Heart of the Congos (disc 1)
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12 tracks
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Congo Ashanti
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12 tracks
Released: 1979
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Image of Africa
6,757 listeners
9 tracks
Released: 11 May 2010
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Events

May 30
Red Bull Music Academy presents Pass The Gates: NYC In Dub
Thursday 30 May 2013

The Congos and 7 others

(le) poisson rouge

New York, United States
20 going
May 30
Red Bull Music Academy presents Pass The Gates: NYC In Dub
Thursday 30 May 2013

The Congos and 7 others

(le) poisson rouge

New York, United States
5 going
Jun 21
Body & Soul
Friday 21 June 2013

The Congos and 29 others

Ballinlough Castle

Co. Westmeath, Ireland
17 going

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