The Congos are a reggae/dub band that I discovered from an interview with Beck. Beck was asked what the greatest album ever recorded was and instead of saying something you might expect like one of the Beatles albums or Pet Sounds he threw out Heart of the Congos by a Jamaican band called The Congos. Of course I had to seek it out. It took some time but I finally found it at the great Zulu records in Vancouver on one trip out there.

In 1996 Blood and Fire repackaged the long sought after album and put it out on CD complete with a second album of remixes. It's a beautiful package of some of the finest dub and reggae you will ever here. There is some similarity to some other Jamaican music you will hear but for the most part, even to this day, the music on Heart of the Congos remains very original and sounds even fresh to this day, due to the brilliant production of Lee "Scratch" Perry. If you come across this at your local music shop, disregard the ticket price and pick it up. I think you will be very impressed and wonder how you previously did without this album.

Dennis Scanland.



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