The Congos, formado por Cedric Myton (falsete), inicialmente como um duo com "Ashanti" Roy Johnson (tenor), na gravação do single "At the Feast" de Le. .

Features Song Lyrics for The Congos's Heart of the Congos album.

Tracklist: 1. Fisherman, 2. Congoman, 3. Open Up The Gate, 4. Children Crying, 5. La La Bam-Bam, 6. Can’t Come In, 7. Sodom & Gomorrow, 8. The Wrong Thing, 9. Ark Of Covenant, 10. Solid Foundation.

Heart of the Congos is a roots reggae album by The Congos, produced by Lee "Scratch" Perry at his Black Ark studio with a studio band including Boris Gardiner on bass and Ernest Ranglin on guitar. The album was released in 1977. It is noted as being one of Perry's masterpiece productions of the Black Ark era. The first issue of the LP in Jamaica was a very limited release said to consist of only several hundred copies

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The Congos album was coming together and Scratch would spend more time on this production then any of his previous efforts. As The Congos were spending more and more time around Lee Perry they began to influence him and other people at the studio with their deep Nyabinghi religious beliefs. Chris Blackwell travelled to Jamaica to discuss the terms of a full "Heart Of The Congos" album release on Island Records but eventually left empty handed. It's not really known what happened during this discussion but Blackwell has later said that he just didn't think it was good enough!

Heart of the Congos is a roots reggae album by The Congos, produced by Lee "Scratch" Perry at his Black Ark studio with .

Though 1977’s Heart of the Congos is, arguably, the quintessential roots reggae album, its breathtaking innovations transcend genre limitations. Reggae had little precedent for the high, crystalline vocals of Cedric Myton and Ashanti Roy, much less Watty Burnett’s splendid rasping baritone. Tunes like Congoman are built around the pulse of a primitive rhythm box, but it’s embellished with a bassline that still sounds audaciously futuristic. On Fisherman, they paint a subtle portrait of Jamaican life while imparting a sense of overwhelming spiritual grandeur.

Awesome as these initial songs are, the rest of the release boasts just as much soul and epic sweep.

Heart of the Congos Tracklist.