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KONONO N°1 was founded over 25 years ago by Mingiedi, a virtuoso of the likembé (a traditional instrument sometimes called "sanza" or "thumb piano", consisting of metal rods attached to a resonator). The band's line-up includes three electric likembés (bass, medium and treble), equipped with hand-made microphones built from magnets salvaged from old car parts, and plugged into amplifiers. There's also a rhythm section which uses traditional as well as makeshift percussion (pans, pots and car parts), three singers, three dancers and a sound system featuring these famous megaphones.

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Konono N°1 is a musical group from Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. They combine three electric likembé (a traditional instrument similar to the mbira) with voices, dancers, and percussion instruments that are made out of items salvaged from a junkyard. The group's amplification equipment is equally rudimentary, including a microphone carved out of wood fitted with a magnet from an automobile alternator and a gigantic horn-shaped amplifier. The group achieved international renown beginning in 2005, with its DIY aesthetic appealing to many fans of rock and electronic music.

The group's full name, as seen on the banner in its music video, is L'orchestre folklorique T.P. Konono N°1 de Mingiedi"; "T.P." (short for tout puissant, or "all powerful") is an homage to the band of the legendary Congolese musician Franco, which was called T.P. OK Jazz. It was formed by Mawangu Mingiedi, a likembé player and truck driver now in his 70s. Mingiedi is a member of the Zombo (or Bazombo) ethnic group, whose homeland is located near the border with Angola. He adapted for his likembé ensemble Zombo ritual music that was originally played by an ensemble of horns made from elephant tusks.

Dates for the group's formation vary: Crammed Discs, who released Konono N°1's Congotronics album in 2005, places the group's formation around 1980. However, the group was in existence at least as early as 1978; in November 1978, an ensemble called Orchestre Tout Puissant Likembe Konono N°1 (All-Powerful Likembe Orchestra Konono N°1) recorded one track, "Mungua-Muanga," for the compilation album Zaire: Musiques Urbaines a Kinshasa. The group has exerted an influence on many other Congolese popular musicians and groups.[1]

The group has achieved some renown in North America and Europe, and has toured both places. The Dutch rock band The Ex has covered one of their songs.

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