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Don Farrell
Reviewed 2012-01-01
Reviewed 2012-01-01
Ghanaian-born, New York-based MC, composer, and producer unleashes psychedelic Afrobeat and triple-time rap. ALL TRACKS are GREAT, No FCCs detected.
****1: 4:14 lone trumpet intro then great percussion with a collage of sounds, at 2:00 min fast hip hop rap with funky wah wah e guitar
****2: 4:51 mid tempo hip hop rap, fem chorus (Les Nubians), fast instrumental section, locked rhythm section, airport arrivals announcement.
****3: 2:46 fast fast rap, great percussion & brass
***4: 4:16 slow swirl electronics intro. then fast fast male rap
***5: 1:18 Instrumental, big kick drum, nice sax
****6: 5:40 mid tempo, bluesy, some great sounds here
***7: 4:18 slow start then almost a brass drone, male vocal, fem chorus, fast fast male rap.
***8: 4:57 a Fela Kuti sound, MCs Baloji and BNegão from the Congo & Brazil, fast rap
****9: 1:11 mostly percussion interlude, wish this was many minutes longer
****10: 2:31 fast fast rap, scratching.
****11: 5:50 mid tempo rap to a Latin clave rhythm, fem chorus
***12: 2:33 swirl electronics brass slower vocal, 1 min. kora plucking fade D Farrell 12/2011
****1: 4:14 lone trumpet intro then great percussion with a collage of sounds, at 2:00 min fast hip hop rap with funky wah wah e guitar
****2: 4:51 mid tempo hip hop rap, fem chorus (Les Nubians), fast instrumental section, locked rhythm section, airport arrivals announcement.
****3: 2:46 fast fast rap, great percussion & brass
***4: 4:16 slow swirl electronics intro. then fast fast male rap
***5: 1:18 Instrumental, big kick drum, nice sax
****6: 5:40 mid tempo, bluesy, some great sounds here
***7: 4:18 slow start then almost a brass drone, male vocal, fem chorus, fast fast male rap.
***8: 4:57 a Fela Kuti sound, MCs Baloji and BNegão from the Congo & Brazil, fast rap
****9: 1:11 mostly percussion interlude, wish this was many minutes longer
****10: 2:31 fast fast rap, scratching.
****11: 5:50 mid tempo rap to a Latin clave rhythm, fem chorus
***12: 2:33 swirl electronics brass slower vocal, 1 min. kora plucking fade D Farrell 12/2011
Recent airplay
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Dear Africa
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En-Trance
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Accra City Blues, Instrumentalude
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Wahala
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Charting
2012-01-01 — 2012-03-04
Reggae/World
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Feb 26 | 1 |
| Feb 19 | 2 |
| Feb 12 | 2 |
| Feb 5 | 2 |
| Jan 29 | 2 |
| Jan 22 | 2 |
| Jan 15 | 1 |
| Jan 8 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | En-Trance | ||
| 2. | Dear Africa | ||
| 3. | Akwaaba | ||
| 4. | Best I Can | ||
| 5. | Instrumentalude | ||
| 6. | Accra City Blues | ||
| 7. | Free Your Mind | ||
| 8. | Wahala | ||
| 9. | The Oracle | ||
| 10. | Victory | ||
| 11. | Native Sun | ||
| 12. | Ex-Trance |