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The Congos

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The Congos are a Jamaican roots reggae harmony group whose classic lineup paired Cedric Myton's falsetto and Roydel "Congo Ashanti Roy" Johnson's tenor, solidified as a trio in 1977 with Watty Burnett. They are celebrated for the 1977 album Heart of the Congos, produced by Lee "Scratch" Perry at his Black Ark studio, widely regarded as one of Perry's masterpieces; scarce on first release, it was later reissued to wide acclaim.

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Type: group
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Era: Open era →

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Story · ProbableWhen reggae became an album format

In the mid-to-late 1970s, international labels started signing Jamaican singles artists as album acts, and a run of records built to be heard start to finish redefined what a reggae release could be.