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John Kongos (06 Aug 1945 - )

Male Person - South Africa

 Also known as (1)

Releases (4)

Official

Album

  1. Confusions About a Goldfish 1969
  2. Kongos 1971

Single

  1. He’s Gonna Step on You Again 1971
  2. Tokoloshe Man 1971

Relationships (6)

Member Of

  1. The Floribunda Rose lead vocals, guitar
  2. Johnny and The G-Men

Children

  1. Dylan Kongos
  2. Johnny Kongos
  3. Daniel Kongos
  4. Jesse Kongos

Recordings by (48)

  1. Confusions About a Goldfish 4:14 (1969)
  2. At This Moment ?:?? (1969)
  3. Deserts of Mountains of Men ?:?? (1969)
  4. Seat by the Window ?:?? (1969)
  5. Go Home ?:?? (1969)
  6. Tomorrow ?:?? (1969)
  7. Flim, Flam Pharisee ?:?? (1969)
  8. It Was Easy ?:?? (1969)
  9. Blood ?:?? (1969)
  10. The Lady Wants You More ?:?? (1969)
  11. Coming Back to You ?:?? (1969)
  12. Amendment to Confusions About a Goldfish ?:?? (1969)
  13. He’s Gonna Step on You Again ?:?? (23 Jun 1971)
  14. Jubilee Cloud 4:05 (1971)
  15. Gold 4:28 (1971)
  16. Lift Me From the Ground 4:01 (1971)
  17. Tomorrow I’ll Go 4:47 (1971)
  18. Try to Touch Just One 6:42 (1971)
  19. Time 4:20 (1971)
  20. I Would Have Had a Good Time 4:19 (1971)
  21. Come on Down Jesus 3:38 (1971)
  22. Sometimes It’s Not Enough 2:52 (1971)
  23. Tokoloshe Man 3:50 (1971)
  24. Can Someone Please Direct Me Back to Earth 3:53 (1971)
  25. Great White Lady 3:49 (1988)
  26. Ride the Lightning 4:04 (1988)
  27. Higher Than God’s Hat 4:06 (1988)
  28. Tomorrow I'll Go 4:47 (1988)
  29. Weekend Lady 2:54 (1988)
  30. He's Gonna Step on You Again 4:24 (1992)
  31. Impi 4:01 (1995)
  32. Shamarack 3:20 (1997)
  33. Would You Follow Me 4:07 (1997)
  34. The Lady Wants More 3:18 (2001)
  35. Elegy to Seymour 3:05 (2001)
  36. All I'm Trying to Do 3:14 (2001)
  37. Week Day Lady 3:06 (2001)
  38. I Love Mary 2:57 (2001)
  39. Goodtime Party Companion 2:23 (2001)
  40. Desert of Mountains of Men 3:10 (2004)
  41. I Won’t Ask You Where You’ve Been 4:32 (2014)
  42. Try to Touch Just Once 6:44 (2014)
  43. Sometimes Is Not Enough 2:59 (2014)
  44. Tokoloshe Man (single version) 3:59 (2014)
  45. Can Someone Direct Me Back to Earth 3:56 (2014)
  46. Confusion About a Goldfish 4:16 (25 Aug 2017)
  47. Tokoloshe Man (single edit) 3:59 (21 Aug 2020)
  48. I'm Dreaming (Any Moment I May Wake Up Screaming) 4:27 (28 May 2021)

On Recordings (21)

Vocals

  1. Kids These Days 3:56 Kongos (24 Jul 2012) additional, background vocals
  2. This Time I Won't Forget 5:46 Kongos (24 Jul 2012) additional, background vocals
  3. Come With Me Now 3:32 Kongos (24 Jul 2012) additional, background vocals
  4. It's a Good Life 3:59 Kongos (24 Jul 2012) additional, background vocals
  5. I'm Only Joking 3:45 Kongos (24 Jul 2012) additional, background vocals
  6. Traveling On 4:32 Kongos (24 Jul 2012) additional, background vocals
  7. I Want to Know 3:55 Kongos (24 Jul 2012) additional, background vocals
  8. Escape 4:33 Kongos (24 Jul 2012) additional, background vocals
  9. Take Me Back 4:46 Kongos (24 Jul 2012) additional, background vocals
  10. As We Are 4:43 Kongos (24 Jul 2012) additional, background vocals
  11. Sex on the Radio 3:56 Kongos (24 Jul 2012) additional, background vocals
  12. Hey I Don't Know 4:01 Kongos (24 Jul 2012) additional, background vocals

Programming

  1. Photograph 4:08 Def Leppard (20 Jan 1983) keyboard
  2. Comin’ Under Fire 4:14 Def Leppard (20 Jan 1983) keyboard
  3. Rock! Rock! (Till You Drop) 3:54 Def Leppard (20 Jan 1983) keyboard
  4. Billy’s Got a Gun 5:56 Def Leppard (20 Jan 1983) keyboard
  5. Stagefright 3:44 Def Leppard (20 Jan 1983) keyboard
  6. Foolin’ 4:33 Def Leppard (20 Jan 1983) keyboard
  7. Die Hard the Hunter 6:15 Def Leppard (20 Jan 1983) keyboard
  8. Too Late for Love 4:26 Def Leppard (20 Jan 1983) keyboard
  9. Action! Not Words 3:48 Def Leppard (20 Jan 1983) keyboard

Credited as (5)

  1. John Kongos
  2. Tiny Tim / John Kongos
  3. John Kongos featuring Floribunda Rose & Scrugg
  4. John T. Kongos
  5. Deep Purple / John Kongos

Works (19)

Wrote

  1. He’s Gonna Step on You Again
  2. Come With Me Now

Composed

  1. Without Love
  2. Sunday 16th
  3. Zip a doo wah
  4. Slow Talking Boy
  5. Oh, wann kommst du?
  6. Would You Follow Me
  7. Ride the Lightning
  8. Qu’est-ce qui fait pleurer les blondes ?
  9. Tokoloshe Man
  10. Won’t You Join Me?

Lyrics

  1. Tokoloshe Man
  2. Sunday 16th
  3. Would You Follow Me
  4. Won’t You Join Me?
  5. Oh, wann kommst du?
  6. Slow Talking Boy
  7. Without Love

Links (13)

Official Homepages

  1. http://www.johnkongos.com/

Other Databases

  1. https://d-nb.info/gnd/134679091
  2. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no92000907
  3. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-no92000907/
  4. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13934451q
  5. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/john_kongos

Lyrics Page

  1. http://muzikum.eu/en/122-6207/john-kongos/lyrics.html

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/106184

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000232679

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0465080/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/88010228

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1438869

Myspace

  1. https://myspace.com/johnkongos