Damon Albarn is to travel to the Democratic Republic Of Congo with the intention of writing and recording a new album.
Albarn will set up base in the Congo with a selection of producers and artists who will aim to have a new album recorded within a week of their stay.
The project has been organised in conjunction with the Oxfam charity, who are likely to profit from the proceeds.
Confirmed to accompany Albarn are Kwes, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, producer Dan The Automator, hip hop producer Jneiro Jarel, XL Recordings boss Richard Russell, Actress, Marc Antoine and Jo Gunton.
The journey will not be the first time Albarn has worked on music in Africa; in 2002 he produced the collaborative album ‘Mali Music‘, while parts of Blur‘s, to date, final studio album ‘Think Tank‘ were also recorded on the continent.
Albarn is currently performing the opera Doctor Dee in Manchester, while rumours continue to persist work on a new Blur album could begin in the near future.