Montparnasse Musique

★★★ Montparnasse Musique REAL WORLD X. DL/LP

A trans-African trance explosion, as Franco-Algerian producer Nadjib Ben Bella, South African DJ Aero Manyelo and the cream of Kinshasa’s crews – Kasai All Stars, Konono No. 1, Mbongwana Star – aim for the dance floor. Digital beats, repeating guitar patterns and thumb pianos played loud for maximum distortion – but crucially, this is all new Congotronics, rather than remixes. The beat goes on. DH