Song of the Day | Konono Nº1 meets Batida - "Nlele Kalusimbiko"

Back in 2004, music blogs held more power than people today can imagine, and with that, there were some brilliant acts that got championed by the larger blogs that didn't seem to fit the general winds of music at the time. One of those acts was Congolese street band Konono Nº1. Their 2004 release, Congotronics, got a lot of press, and was an exciting adventure into world music without all the crystal-gripping incense nonsense that usually bookends dipping one's toes in cross-continental groove-based music. The band has a new release on Crammed Discs, where they've teamed up with Angolan-born, Portugese-based producer, Batida, and we've got their first single at ION today to shake your shoulders to.

Photo credit: Vera Marmelo