Dear friends and fans of Kongero, we are so happy to share our new live album with you, Live in Longueuil! For
15 years we’ve been writing music, exploring and singing traditional
Swedish songs, giving them new life, painting them in our favourite
colours, taking them to our hearts and out on the road. Together we have
metaphorically and literally walked through rain, snow, storms, and
sunshine, over mountains, through valleys, over meadows, and along
beaches. We’ve seen the largest of cities, and the tiniest of villages.
And we’ve loved it all. We feel truly blessed to have met so many
wonderful people and seen so many beautiful places on our journey so
far. And we hope for many more tours to come.
-This album has captured a moment in time, one concert out of thousands, one day in our lives.-
“... and my, my, what a birthday present for anyone with ears to hear. On a mix of traditional and self-composed pieces, they shine with a crystalline brilliance.”
- Chris Nickson RootsWorld USA, 2021. Om Live in Longueuil
"The vocal harmonies are, as usual, heartbreakingly virtuoso, crystal clear and intense, full of tension that dissolves into lovely harmonies" - Alexandra Ullsten, Lira 2021. Om Live in Longueuil
"This group is a revelation. The beauty of the four voices is equaled only by the pristine, flawless arrangements. They provide a stunning example of a marriage between the traditional and the innovative. This magical Swedish music very much deserves to be heard far and wide."
- Jeff Meshel, Music Journalist Israel
Kongero has toured the world (Europe, North America, and Asia) and has released five studio albums: ”Om Mikaelidagen”
in 2008, ”Bakvända världen” in 2011, ”no. 3” in 2014, "KOM" in 2017 and a collaboration CD with Massivet in 2018. In the summer of 2021 they released their first live album "Live in Longueuil". Their music has been sampled, has appeared in movie productions, on a Naxos gold compilation album etc.
"Mitt Hela Hjärta" Music: E. Björling, Lyrics: Trad. / E. Björling
Video by Matt Miles and Eva Anandi Brownstein
“Terrific. Like camping out in a Swedish forest and hearing tales of joy, love, sadness, errant cattle, Estonian islands & too many beers.
Kongero made the audience’s heart sing with their soaring,
blended vocal dexterity and charm.” - Adrian Mealing, UK Touring
”De fyra unga kvinnorna i sånggruppen Kongero är något av folkmusikens The Real Group.”
- Lars Landström, Allehanda.se
"Living proof that AUTOTUNE didn't need to be invented"
- Paul White, Soundonsound
"We had these ladies to kick off our Sol European Forum in Stockholm, they really owned the crowd, beautiful!"
- Paul Van Nobelen
"I normally don't like A Cappella groups, but when they keep the pitch and are as amusing as Kongero, I love it! Four skilled soloists that can sing together as one voice."
- Bart De Cock, Flanders, Belgium
"This group is a revelation. The beauty of the four voices is equaled only by the pristine, flawless arrangements. They provide a stunning example of a marriage between the traditional and the innovative. This magical Swedish music very much deserves to be heard far and wide."
- Jeff Meshel, Music journalist
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