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Damon Albarn set to release the album he recorded in one week in the Congo

by Nicole Villeneuve

Last month, Damon Albarn announced that his next project would be to head to and record an album in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and today the details of the release have been revealed.

Recording under the name DRC, the album Kinshasa One Two was recorded over five days by Albarn and XL Recordings boss Richard Russell, Dan the Automator, Actress, Kwes, T-E-E-D (Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosurs), Jneiro Jarel, Marc Antoine, Alwest, Remi Kabaka, and Rodaidh McDonald, as well as in collaboration with local musicians.

It will be released on October 4, and proceeds will go to Oxfam to help their relief efforts in Democratic Republic of Congo. You can listen to the song “Ah Congo” featuring Jupiter Bokondji and Bokatola System below, and two other tracks from the album are available at the DRC Soundcloud. [via Pitchfork]