Pitchfork

Konono N°1 have raised their profile recently with contributions to Björk's forthcoming Volta (including the first single, "Earth Intruders"), and the Congolese conglomerate will embark on a world tour of their own starting March 31 in Berlin and ending July 28 at the Belgian Sfinks Festival. Along the way, they'll stop over in North America for a string of dates surrounding their Coachella appearance. They are also in the midst of confirming the dates of a UK tour in mid-May.

Konono's label, Crammed, will release the 35-minute three-track Live in Tokyo EP to coincide with the tour. Crammed is only making Live in Tokyo available digitally, and eMusic will have it exclusively in the U.S.

Dates:

03-31 Berlin, Germany - Haus der Kulturen der Welt
04-14 Prague, Czechoslovakia - Akropolis
04-19 Martigny, Switzerland - Les Caves du Manoir
04-20 Rome, Italy - Auditorium
04-24 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle
04-25 Minneapolis, MN - Cedar Cultural Center
04-26 Portland, OR - Aladdin Theater
04-27 Seattle, WA - Triple Door
04-28 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
04-29 Indio, CA - Empire Polo Field (Coachella)
05-01 Toronto, Ontario - Phoenix Concert Hall
05-02 Montreal, Quebec - Spectrum
05-03 Philadelphia, PA - World Cafe Live
05-04 Washington, DC - Black Cat
05-05 New York, NY - The Bowery Ballroom
05-06 Cambridge, MA - The Middle East
05-10 Reykjavik, Iceland - Reykjavik Arts Festival
05-11 Reykjavik, Iceland - Reykjavik Arts Festival
05-20 Rabat, Morocco - TBA
05-25 Copenhagen, Denmark - Global Copenhagen
05-31 Dijon, France - Tribu Festival
06-02 Brussels, Belgium - Espace Senghor
07-11 Arles, France - Suds a Arles
07-13 Dublin, Ireland - TBA
07-14 Dublin, Ireland - TBA
07-21 Trencín, Slovakia - Pohoda Festival
07-28 Boechout, Belgium - Sfinks Festival (Congotronics Night)