| Various Artists / Nu Afrobeat Experience |
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| Album: | Nu Afrobeat Experience | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Various Artists | Added: | Oct 2002 | |
| Label: | Shanachie Records Corp. | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2008-02-24 | Pull Date: | 2008-04-27 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
| Week Ending: | Apr 20 | Apr 6 | Mar 30 | Mar 23 | Mar 9 | Mar 2 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Oct 25, 2013: | Fight or Flight Turbulent Times | 4. | May 25, 2011: | Morning Glory! Jekalewa | |
| 2. | Jun 11, 2013: | Sunshine . . . in the Afternoon Olufela | 5. | Sep 07, 2010: | meltdown dance party! Turbulent Times | |
| 3. | Jul 30, 2012: | Polar Similarities Black Face | 6. | Apr 28, 2010: | Getting Over the Full Moon Hump!!! Surulere(Former pianist with Fela's Egypt 80), Akoba (K-Klash Remix) (East Nigeria/Latin) |
| Album Review |
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| Don Farrell Reviewed 2008-02-25 | ||
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VARIOUS ARTISTS on shanachie entertainment 2002 Afro Funk dance grooves, Fela Anikulapo Kuti's Afrobeat numbers shortened into Afro Jazz, Afro Hip-Hop, and Afro Funk 1: 8:25 Hard hitting fast pounding percussion, Afro House, male vocal, fem chorus 2: 4:58 kind of mellow Tony Allen (Fela's original drummer) rapping over Afrobeat groove **3: 4:19 former pianist with Fela's EGYPT 80 group, cool piano, horns & percussion & chorus/handclapping jam 4: 4:27 a palm wine artist (who has not recorded in 30 years) this is his first . . .. … Afrobeat recording. Male vocals and pounding Afro House beat, e piano? **5: 5:08 slower, piano/percussion/ fem scat singing, almost chill 6: 4:38 mid tempo perc groove, male vocal call & male chorus response 7: 5:26 mellow horn section, e piano perc groove 8: 3:03 fast male vocal, perc, horns & fem chorus ****9: 9:39 piano based Afrobeat groove, horns and mellow driving percussion then male call & response with fem chorus ****10: 6:26 39 piano based Afrobeat groove, horns and mellow driving percussion male vocal, fem chorus ****11: 4:54 sax/perc groove ****12: 7:10 cool Talking Drum & fem vocal/wail, horns, male vocal, fem chorus ***13: 4:20 female singing about Nigeria, Africa & Jesus in English cool sax/perc D Farrell 02/2008 | ||
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