| Funkees, The / Dancing Time, The Best Of Eastern Nigeria's Afro Rock Exponents 1973-77 |
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| Album: | Dancing Time, The Best Of Eastern Nigeria's Afro Rock Exponents 1973-77 | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Funkees, The | Added: | May 2012 | |
| Label: | Soundway Records | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2012-05-26 | Pull Date: | 2012-07-29 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
| Week Ending: | Jul 29 | Jul 22 | Jul 15 | Jul 8 | Jul 1 | Jun 24 | Jun 17 | Jun 10 |
| Airplays: | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
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| Album Review |
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| Sadie O. Reviewed 2012-05-24 | ||
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The Funkees: Dancing Time Reviewed by Sadie O., 5/24/12 Afro-funk from the 70’s. One of Nigeria’s most popular dance bands, got lured to the brights lights of London and released some well-received records there before disbanding in 1977. They seem to have gotten odder and looser as they went along. No FCCs detected. 1. 4:28 *** hearty yells intro, then relaxed, swingy midtempo funk, call and response vocals. drum(s) solo! 2. 3:00 ***uptempo, keyboard driven, lots of makossa percussion. Something reminds me of Santana, a bit. Fine keyboard solo, too. 3. 5:54 ***downbeat and swingy funky groove, until the percussion kicks things up a bit, then solid midtempo dance-trance vibe. 4. 4:28 ***big chords intro, upbeat funk with lots of bass, keyboards and percussion. Definitely some Santana going on – I wonder if “Abraka” is their take on “Abraxas”? 5. 3:29 ****extra good! Super funky shuffle, great vocals in English. Cool bass, psychedelic guitar… Fantastic! 6. 7:31 ***jaunty, cute little keyboard intro, countered by some great yelling. Long song – gets trance-y. 7. 2:54 ****cool uptempo percussion intro, then midtempo relaxed funky groove with farfisa. Instrumental. Great wah wah guitar solo. 8. 3:01 ***slightly jazzy feel to the horns, kinda psychedelic guitar, midtempo w/cowbell. Mostly instrumental, a bit messy, a fine jam session. 9. 4:26 ***long bongo-laden intro, truly strange cover of the great hit. Hooray for truly strange! 10. 3:20 ***short spoken intro, then nice funky uptempo Afro-beat. Vocals in English Deeply gnarly farfisa, messy-ass sax. 11. 3:38 ***uptempo, groovy funk with cowbell, love song in English. Actually, more like a “let’s have sex” song, but in the nicest way. 12. 3:27 ****pulsating keyboards, wah wah guitar, strangely out of sync vocals – pretty psychedelic! 13. 5:07 ****fully funked up, very much in the 70’s political funk tradition, but with an accent. Gonzo guitar solo. 14. 5:25 ****back to the roots – fully African vocals, downtempo swingy dance groove. Drum(s) solo! Pretty jazzy piano and psychedelic electric guitar – what a confabulation! 15. 4:21 ****psychedelic Afro-Funk! What’s not to like? Production on the drums is clearly acid-influenced… Instrumental, gnarly. 16. 4:28 *****almost sounds like the Mothers of Invention in the intro. Fast chugging drums, vocals in English. Crazy stuff! Messy electric guitar solo, and frenzied percussion solo. Wowzers! 17. 5:36 ****slow fade-in, low chanting in English. Full band starts after 40 seconds, midtempo super-funky strut. Song vocals in African with bits of Arabic. 18. 4:00 ***slow super-funk, very Sly & the Family Stone-ish, or maybe some Kool & the Gang-itude. Rather odd vocals in English. Chorded bass – kool! | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Ole | 10. | Dancing Time | |||
| 2. | Akpankoro | 11. | Baby I Need You | |||
| 3. | Onye Mmanya | 12. | Break Through | |||
| 4. | Abraka | 13. | Life | |||
| 5. | Point Of No Return | 14. | Mimbo | |||
| 6. | Akula Owu Onyeara | 15. | 303 | |||
| 7. | Acid Rock | 16. | Dancing In The Nude | |||
| 8. | Ogbu Achara | 17. | Salem | |||
| 9. | Slipping Into Darkness | 18. | Dance With Me |