Afrobeat no Go Die!
Various Artists
Reviews
The Dead Kenny-Gs
Reviewed 2003-04-01
Reviewed 2003-04-01
Afrobeat…No Go Die! Trans-Global African Funk Grooves
Collection of current Afrobeat funk. Needless to say, the influence of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti is felt in every song. Many of these songs will be familiar from recent A file albums, as these are current bands (Antibalas/Daktaris are a personal favorite of mine). Fairly wide variety: hard funk to smoother jazz; with flavors of dance and traditional African present. Songs are close together so you can play this as a mix. The best cuts are 3, 5, 8, 2, and 10.
1) Sparser, still up-tempo with keyboards, guitar, melancholy vocals
2) Fela's son, smoother production, dance groove, lyrics about doin' the nasty
3) *Long instrumental groove
4) Mellow groove, funk edged guitar, male vocal
5) *Straight up funky, horns contribute heavily to groove
6) Acid jazzy, bass, vibes, percussion, horns
7) Smooth, melancholy Egypt 80 style with vocals
8) *Hard Fela-esqe Afrofunk, rhythmic percussion and horns
9) Talking drum and chant intro, mellow afro-groove soul
10) Nice long groove from Egypt 80
Tom Purcell, October 2000
Collection of current Afrobeat funk. Needless to say, the influence of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti is felt in every song. Many of these songs will be familiar from recent A file albums, as these are current bands (Antibalas/Daktaris are a personal favorite of mine). Fairly wide variety: hard funk to smoother jazz; with flavors of dance and traditional African present. Songs are close together so you can play this as a mix. The best cuts are 3, 5, 8, 2, and 10.
1) Sparser, still up-tempo with keyboards, guitar, melancholy vocals
2) Fela's son, smoother production, dance groove, lyrics about doin' the nasty
3) *Long instrumental groove
4) Mellow groove, funk edged guitar, male vocal
5) *Straight up funky, horns contribute heavily to groove
6) Acid jazzy, bass, vibes, percussion, horns
7) Smooth, melancholy Egypt 80 style with vocals
8) *Hard Fela-esqe Afrofunk, rhythmic percussion and horns
9) Talking drum and chant intro, mellow afro-groove soul
10) Nice long groove from Egypt 80
Tom Purcell, October 2000
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Track listing
| 1. | The Same Blood | ||
| 2. | Beng Beng Beng | ||
| 3. | Gbedu 1 | ||
| 4. | Batumwindu | ||
| 5. | Upsidown | ||
| 6. | Crisis | ||
| 7. | Fela | ||
| 8. | Dirt and Blood | ||
| 9. | Side By Side | ||
| 10. | Se Re Re |