Kongos (styled KONGOS ) is a South African alternative rock band consisting of four brothers: Johnny, Jesse, Daniel and Dylan Kongos.
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 KONGOS Concert in Austin, Texas (2013) | |
| basic information | |
| Genre | Alternative rock |
| Years | 2007 - present time |
| A country |  USA |
| Where from | |
| Language of songs | English |
| Label | Epic records Tokoloshe Records |
| Structure | Johnny congos Jesse Congos Daniel Congos Dylan Congos |
Content
- 1 Group History
- 2 Group composition
- 3 Discography
- 3.1 Studio albums
- 3.2 Singles
- 3.3 Video Clips
- 4 notes
- 5 Links
Group History
The Congos brothers spent their childhood in South Africa and the UK , and are currently writing music and recording albums in Phoenix , USA [1] . Their father, John Kongos is a well-known South African artist, whose albums diverged in large circulations and occupied prestigious places on the charts, and he is best known for his 1971 hits “He's Gonna Step on You Again” and “Tokoloshe Man” [2] . Brothers from childhood were surrounded by music and sound recording, which influenced their further career, in 2007 they released their debut self-titled album [3] .
As of the beginning of 2017, the group released 3 studio albums [4] . After the band’s songs began to gain popularity in the USA in 2014, and the single “Come with Me Now” was used in commercials, TV shows and films, KONGOS signed a contract with Epic Records and at the end of January 2014 their second studio album Lunatic was re-released [5] .
The most famous song of the group is “Come with Me Now”. She took 1st place on the Alternative Songs chart [6] , 2nd place on the Rock Songs chart [7] , was in the top 10 of the Canadian Hot 100 [8] . The clip for this song has over 100 million views on YouTube [9] .
Group Composition
Dylan Congos: bass , slide guitar , vocals , backing vocals
Jesse Congos: drums and drums , vocals, backing vocals
Daniel Congos: guitar , backing vocals
Johnny Congos: accordion , keyboards , backing vocals
Discography
Studio Albums
- KONGOS (2007)
- Lunatic (2014)
- Egomaniac (2016)
- 1929: PART 1 (2019)
Singles
| Single | Year | Position | Certification | Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aus [10] | CAN [eleven] | US [12] | US Alt [13] | US Main [fourteen] | US Rock [fifteen] | ||||
| "I'm Only Joking" | 2011 | - | - | - | eleven | 28 | 24 | Lunatic | |
| "Come With Me Now" | 94 | 7 | 31 | one | fourteen | 2 |
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| "I Want To Know" | 2012 | - | - | - | 37 | - | - | ||
| "Escape" | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| "Sex On The Radio" | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| "Take It From Me" | 2016 | - | - | - | 9 | - | 16 | Egomaniac | |
| "The World Would Run Better" | - | - | - | 48 | - | - | |||
| “-” means that the album did not hit the chart or was not published in this region. | |||||||||
Video
- I'm Only Joking (2011)
- Come with Me Now (2012)
- Escape (2012)
- Traveling On (2012)
- Hey I Don't Know (2012)
- I want to know (2015)
- Take It From Me (2016)
- I Don't Mind (2017)
- Everything Must Go (2018)
Notes
- ↑ Kongos - Upcoming Shows, Tickets, Reviews, More (Eng.) , JamBase (June 21, 2015). Date of appeal April 24, 2017.
- ↑ John Kongos . Discogs Date of appeal April 24, 2017.
- ↑ Kongos - Biography | Billboard www.billboard.com. Date of appeal April 24, 2017.
- ↑ KONGOS on Apple Music . iTunes Date of appeal April 24, 2017.
- ↑ KONGOS . vk.com. Date of appeal April 24, 2017.
- ↑ Kongos - Chart history | Billboard www.billboard.com. Date of appeal April 24, 2017.
- ↑ Kongos - Chart history | Billboard www.billboard.com. Date of appeal April 24, 2017.
- ↑ Kongos - Chart history | Billboard www.billboard.com. Date of appeal April 24, 2017.
- ↑ KONGOS. KONGOS - Come with Me Now (July 31, 2012). Date of appeal April 24, 2017.
- ↑ The ARIA Report: Week Commencing January 12, 2015 // Pandora Archive. - 2015 .-- 12 January ( no. 1298 ).
- ↑ Kongos - Chart History: Billboard Canadian Hot 100 . Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . Date of treatment March 29, 2014. Archived October 2, 2011.
- ↑ Kongos - Chart History: The Hot 100 . Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . Date of treatment March 29, 2014.
- ↑ Kongos - Chart History: Alternative Songs . Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . Date of treatment March 29, 2014.
- ↑ Kongos - Chart History: Billboard Mainstream Rock . Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . Date of treatment March 29, 2014. Archived October 2, 2011.
- ↑ Kongos - Chart History: Rock Songs . Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . Date of treatment March 29, 2014.
- ↑ Canadian digital download certifications - Kongos - Come With Me Now . Music Canada
- ↑ http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22kongos%22 (unavailable link)
Links
- kongos.com (English) - the official website of the KONGOS group