A Long Way To The Beginning

World | Sep 2014

Reviews

Don Farrell
Reviewed 2014-09-19
Afrobeat/Jazz/funk fusion, carrying on his father's signature sound with Fela's group Egypt 80 with a slight contemporary influence.
FCC 1: 5:01 FCC fast angry vocals about corrupt, greedy, lying, cheating mother fuckers everywhere ripping off Nigeria
2: 5:12 mid to fast, male vocal/call with fem chorus response in English
****3: 7:34 mid, nice groove with male vocal & fem chorus starting at 2:47 in English
4: 5:18 fast, nice dance tune, male voc & fem chorus
***5: 6:41 fast, pounding rhythm, great wailing brass, male vocal call & fem chorus response
6: 6:49 fast, pounding rhythm, great wailing brass, male vocal call & fem chorus response in English ( Blitz the Ambassador vocal)
7: 8:53 mid to faster, pounding beat, soaring brass Seun & Nneka vocals, in English

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Charting

2014-09-19 — 2014-11-21 Reggae/World
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Track listing

1. Imf
2. African Airways
3. Higher Consciousness
4. Ohun Aiye
5. Kalakuta Boy
6. African Smoke
7. Black Woman