Various Artists / Afro Tech
| Album: | Afro Tech | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Various Artists | Added: | Nov 2002 | |
| Label: | Quango Music Group | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2002-11-11 | Pull Date: | 2003-01-13 | Charts: | Electronic, Reggae/World |
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| Week Ending: | Jan 12 | Jan 5 | Dec 29 | Dec 8 | Dec 1 | Nov 24 | Nov 17 |
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| Airplays: | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Aug 22, 2020: | Hanging in the bone yard
Gudfella |
4. | Dec 01, 2010: | Getting Over the Hump!
Dan Gna |
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| 2. | Sep 08, 2011: | Summertime Sunshine (Full Moon)
Funu |
5. | Aug 05, 2010: | Sunshine . . . in the Afternoon
Dimini (Matty's Soulflower Mix), Gudfella |
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| 3. | Jul 07, 2011: | Summertime Sunshine
Cantos a Ochun Et Oxa |
6. | Apr 15, 2010: | Morning Glory (sittin' in for J.C.'s Epiphany of Sound)
Dan Gna |
Album Review
Jacki-O
Reviewed 2002-11-05
Reviewed 2002-11-05
COLL: Afro-Tech Label: Quango (World/BPM)
Rating (scale of 1-10, 10 being best): 8.5
This is a really nice collection of African-influenced electronic dance music. It features some really respected dance music producers (Joe Clausell, F. Galliano, Osunlade, D. Ferrer) who blend African rhythms with dance music in an interesting & compelling way that stays true to the “African spirit”, not just slapping some generic beats & samples together. Some are straight up club tracks, others are VERY soulful & funky. Try: 2,3,4,5,6,8,9.
1. Deep house with some real nice & melodic African chants (fem. vocals)
2. Jazzy deep house, sax, congas, chill vibe, smooth vocals (don’t know what language, but it’s nice) – very straight-up house & not really African except for vocals
3. Loose percussion and mellow chants, with wacky electronic warbling effects – I like it
4. Folky with loose percussion, funky laid-back groove, earthy male vocals – very nice
5. Deep house w/ congas and a screaming electric guitar jam – this is SO NYC Afro-Rican-style house that has been pioneered by Masters at Work & the Spiritual Life labels (Joe Claussell is the man behind Spiritual Life)
6. Dope! funky guitar licks, snappy beats, funky vocals in mixed English, getting’ down – real rootsy political words too – I love this song
7. An African chant looped over multi-layered congas and a house-y beat
8. Upliftin’ vocals – multiple African divas & a cheery piano loop – great synth jam
9. I love this song – a catchy female vocal & chorus laid to a funky two-steppy beat w/ some really nice lute-like instrumentation
10. Starts mellow & kind of space-y, then gets into some breakbeat w/ some trippy electronics
Rating (scale of 1-10, 10 being best): 8.5
This is a really nice collection of African-influenced electronic dance music. It features some really respected dance music producers (Joe Clausell, F. Galliano, Osunlade, D. Ferrer) who blend African rhythms with dance music in an interesting & compelling way that stays true to the “African spirit”, not just slapping some generic beats & samples together. Some are straight up club tracks, others are VERY soulful & funky. Try: 2,3,4,5,6,8,9.
1. Deep house with some real nice & melodic African chants (fem. vocals)
2. Jazzy deep house, sax, congas, chill vibe, smooth vocals (don’t know what language, but it’s nice) – very straight-up house & not really African except for vocals
3. Loose percussion and mellow chants, with wacky electronic warbling effects – I like it
4. Folky with loose percussion, funky laid-back groove, earthy male vocals – very nice
5. Deep house w/ congas and a screaming electric guitar jam – this is SO NYC Afro-Rican-style house that has been pioneered by Masters at Work & the Spiritual Life labels (Joe Claussell is the man behind Spiritual Life)
6. Dope! funky guitar licks, snappy beats, funky vocals in mixed English, getting’ down – real rootsy political words too – I love this song
7. An African chant looped over multi-layered congas and a house-y beat
8. Upliftin’ vocals – multiple African divas & a cheery piano loop – great synth jam
9. I love this song – a catchy female vocal & chorus laid to a funky two-steppy beat w/ some really nice lute-like instrumentation
10. Starts mellow & kind of space-y, then gets into some breakbeat w/ some trippy electronics
Track Listing
| Artist | Track Name | |||
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| 1. | Doumbia, Nahawa | Yankaw | ||
| 2. | Gigi | Gudfella | ||
| 3. | Allen, Tony | Ariya | ||
| 4. | Bagayogo, Issa | Banani | ||
| 5. | Les Go | Dan Gna | ||
| 6. | Ferrer, Dennis | Funu | ||
| 7. | Osunlade | Cantos a Ochun Et Oxa | ||
| 8. | Kante, Mory | Dimini | ||
| 9. | Galliano, Frederic | Koutiom | ||
| 10. | Maal, Baaba | Falaye Fanaan |