Various Artists / Nu Afrobeat Experience
| Album: | Nu Afrobeat Experience | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Various Artists | Added: | Oct 2002 | |
| Label: | Shanachie Records Corp. | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2008-02-24 | Pull Date: | 2008-04-27 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
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| Week Ending: | Apr 20 | Apr 6 | Mar 30 | Mar 23 | Mar 9 | Mar 2 |
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| 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 |
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| 2. | Jun 11, 2013: | Sunshine . . . in the Afternoon
Olufela |
5. | Sep 07, 2010: | meltdown dance party!
Turbulent Times |
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| 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
Don Farrell
Reviewed 2008-02-25
Reviewed 2008-02-25
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
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
Track Listing
| Artist | Track Name | |||
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| 1. | Awa-Klash | Akoba (K-Klash Remix) | ||
| 2. | Allen, Tony | Jekalewa | ||
| 3. | Ikujenyo, Duro | Surulere | ||
| 4. | Jagunlabi | Sora | ||
| 5. | Duro & Jimmy Sholanke | Oriki | ||
| 6. | Fatai Rolling Dollar | Beleke | ||
| 7. | Ayetoro | Revenge of Flying Monkeys | ||
| 8. | Tamedun | Tamedun Don Come | ||
| 9. | Sosimi, Dele | Turbulent Times | ||
| 10. | Imo | Another System | ||
| 11. | Olajide, Kayode | Olufela | ||
| 12. | Sholagbade, Seyi & Black Face | Black Face | ||
| 13. | Olufumi | Allelujah Amen |