Kuti, Seun & Egypt 80 Feat. M1 / A Long Way To The Beginning
| Album: | A Long Way To The Beginning | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Kuti, Seun & Egypt 80 Feat. M1 | Added: | Sep 2014 | |
| Label: | Knitting Factory Records | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2014-09-19 | Pull Date: | 2014-11-21 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
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| Week Ending: | Nov 9 | Oct 26 | Oct 19 | Oct 12 | Oct 5 | Sep 28 | Sep 21 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Nov 08, 2014: | Music Casserole
Higher Consciousness |
4. | Oct 14, 2014: | Global Warming
Higher Consciousness |
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| 2. | Oct 21, 2014: | funk to folk
Higher Consciousness |
5. | Oct 12, 2014: | the springfield law review
Black Woman |
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| 3. | Oct 20, 2014: | Deep Sea Didgeridoo
Higher Consciousness |
6. | Oct 11, 2014: | Music Casserole
Higher Consciousness |
Album Review
Don Farrell
Reviewed 2014-09-19
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
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
Track Listing
| 1. | Imf | 4. | Ohun Aiye | |||
| 2. | African Airways | 5. | Kalakuta Boy | |||
| 3. | Higher Consciousness | 6. | African Smoke | |||
| 7. | Black Woman | |||||