Gorillaz frontman Damon Albarn will be spending the next seven days in the Congo where he’ll record an entire album--yes, really. For the album, which is being recorded to benefit Oxfam’s work in the DRC (Democratic Republic of Congo), Albarn is teaming up with producers that includes Gorillaz collaborator Dan the Automator, XL label chief Richard Russell, and London DJ Darren Cunningham (aka Actress). Other contributors include Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, Jneiro Jarel, Marc Antoine, Jo Gunton and Kwes. On his Twitter, Russell said local musicians will also be joining them. Interesting...
Fans can followd Albarn's musical journey via the official DRC Tumblr page as well as their Twitter account which are both update fairly frequently. (via CoS)