Najite Olokun Prophecy / Africa Before Invasion
| Album: | Africa Before Invasion | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Najite Olokun Prophecy | Added: | Apr 2003 | |
| Label: | Rooftop Promotion | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2003-06-16 | Pull Date: | 2003-08-18 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
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| Week Ending: | Aug 24 | Aug 3 | Jul 27 | Jul 13 | Jul 6 | Jun 29 | Jun 22 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Aug 18, 2003: | Radio Red Well
Lasisi |
4. | Jul 07, 2003: | The Southern World
Honesty, Lasisi |
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| 2. | Jul 30, 2003: | press and release
A.B.I. |
5. | Jul 05, 2003: | Morning Glory
A.B.I. |
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| 3. | Jul 22, 2003: | At the Cafe Bohemian
Lasisi |
6. | Jun 29, 2003: | To the Moon
Honesty |
Album Review
Gabe
Reviewed 2003-06-09
Reviewed 2003-06-09
Afrobeat and highlife from an acolyte of, who else, Fela. (What's highlife? It's a Nigerian pop music form based on loping basslines, muted "chicken-scratch" guitar lines, and messages of positivity. ) The lyrical matter, for the most part, is not as incendiary as Fela's, the arrangements are less busy (I guess Olokun can't afford yet to pay twenty musicians), and the songs mostly in the 7- to 11-minute range. Recommended.
1. Low key - not slow but pretty mellow
2. Great hook, nice tune, message of harmony
3. Faster tempo, more highlife tone with the shimmery guitar runs, message of the golden rule
4. Funky groove, great horn solo
5. Super highlife groove, danceable beat, hummable tune, laid-back horn and guitar, and an "I love Africa" message straight outta the 70s, when hopes were briefly on a high in West Africa
1. Low key - not slow but pretty mellow
2. Great hook, nice tune, message of harmony
3. Faster tempo, more highlife tone with the shimmery guitar runs, message of the golden rule
4. Funky groove, great horn solo
5. Super highlife groove, danceable beat, hummable tune, laid-back horn and guitar, and an "I love Africa" message straight outta the 70s, when hopes were briefly on a high in West Africa
Track Listing
| 1. | Showtime | 3. | Honesty | |||
| 2. | Lasisi | 4. | Aorieo | |||
| 5. | A.B.I. | |||||