Kongos (band)

They spent their childhoods in the city of East London, South Africa. They compose, record and perform in Austin, Texas. They graduated from Chaparral High School in Scottsdale, Arizona and attended Arizona State University. The four men are the sons of recording artist John Kongos. They are of Greek, American and Mexican origin and have attended the Greek SAHETI School in Gauteng, South Africa. ==History==

Lunatic (2011–2015) The band's second album Lunatic was released in 2012. The music video for the song debuted on TV 5 on SABC 3 and was in rotation on MKTV. Their second single "Come with Me Now" was in rotation on both 5FM and Tuks FM. The song appeared on the 5FM Top 40 and the Tuks FM Top 30 charts. As a result, the band was signed by Epic Records in late January 2014 and the band re-released Lunatic. "Come with Me Now" had sold more than 70,000 copies as of March 2014, but has since been certified Platinum by the RIAA, signifying sales of more than a million copies. Egomaniac (2016) On 27 March 2016, Kongos announced via their newsletter that their third album, Egomaniac, would be released on 10 June 2016 and that the first single, "Take It from Me", would premiere on 15 April. On 28 April 2016, the second instant grat track "I Don't Mind" was released to album pre-order customers. The official Egomaniac tour was announced in June 2016 commencing in September. The Front Lounge, Bus Call and 1929 (2017–present) 1929, Pt. 1 was released on 18 January 2019. 1929, Pt. 2 was released on 11 October 2019. ==Members==

• Dylan Kongos – vocals, bass guitar, rhythm guitar (2011–present), lead guitar (2007–2011), keyboards, programmer • Daniel Kongos – rhythm guitar (2007–2011), lead guitar (2011–present), vocals • Johnny Kongos – accordion, keyboards, programmer, vocals • Jesse Kongos – drums, percussion, programmer, vocals ==In popular culture==

The film Holy Motors, and the video game Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel used "Come with Me Now" in the trailer, The Claptrap Trailer, and WWE also used this song as the theme for their 2014 pay-per-view event Extreme Rules. It is also the theme song for the Australian version of reality television series ''I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! since 2015. It was used in the soundtrack to the movie The Expendables 3 and for the trailer to the automotive show The Grand Tour''. The song was also used in an advertisement for Universal Studios Florida, as well as an advertisement for Strongbow Heartland Radio 2.0, presented by The Pat McAfee Show, used their song "I Want to Know" for a recurring Q&A segment. ==Discography==

• Kongos (2007) • Lunatic (2012) • Egomaniac (2016) • 1929, Pt. 1 (2019) • 1929, Pt. 2 (2019) • 1929, Pt. 3 (2022) ==References==