| Antibalas / Government Magic |
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| Album: | Government Magic | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Antibalas | Added: | Jul 2005 | |
| Label: | Afrosound Records | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2005-08-07 | Pull Date: | 2005-10-09 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
| Week Ending: | Oct 9 | Oct 2 | Sep 25 | Sep 18 | Sep 11 | Sep 4 | Aug 28 | Aug 21 |
| Airplays: | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 5 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Oct 30, 2021: | Music Casserole (rebroadcast from Dec 26, 2015) Government Magic | 4. | Dec 26, 2015: | Music Casserole Government Magic | |
| 2. | Jan 14, 2020: | Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics Government Magic | 5. | Dec 17, 2013: | Sunshine on a Full Moon Afternoon Go Je Je | |
| 3. | Jan 02, 2020: | Brian Canada DEMO #2 (Mellow Fellow) Out With The New, In With The True | 6. | Oct 07, 2011: | No Cover, No Minimum Che Che Cole |
| Album Review |
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| Fo Reviewed 2005-08-05 | ||
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ANTIBALAS – “Government Magic” AfroSound, 2005 USA – Limited release EP by the mighty Afrobeat ensemble, available only at the band’s website and concerts. FO’S PICKS: 1, 2, 4 1. 6:38 – a steady, funky instrumental groove to make Fela proud; strong trombone solo, piping trumpet w/echo effects. Very nice! 2. 10:00 – Uptempo political piece, but not as pointed/angry as their last album. The band is really tight. Excellent trombone again. Spirited vocals start about 4 minutes in. Long organ break. 3. 4:58 – loping rhythm, unison horns, then honking sax, rockin’ guitar solos 4. 4:07 – Fon-kay midtempo makossa, Spanish vox from the ‘hood, soulful trombone interlude, breakbeat fadeout before the end 5. 4:34 – dub version of track #1, very well mixed [Fo] – August 2005 | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Go Je Je | 3. | Out With The New, In With The True | |||
| 2. | Government Magic | 4. | Che Che Cole | |||
| 5. | Dub Je Je | |||||