Africa & The Bass Part 3: The Polyrhythmic Basses Of Zimbabwe & Congo

Some of the world’s most inventive bass playing can be found in Africa’s modern pop music. While some players have gotten a share of the international spotlight, most of the continent’s great bassists have remained unsung heroes. In this series of articles, we’re focusing on four of Africa’s most bassobsessed countries—South Africa (July ’10), Cameroon (September ’10), and this month, Zimbabwe and Congo—and finding out how Africans have been taking the instrument to new places.