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|  [b]VA - Club Africa Vol. 1 & 2 (1999-2001) Genre: Funk, Soul, Afro-Beat, Afro-Jazz | 2 Albums | MP3 256 kbps | 265 MB
One
of a handful of Afro beat/Afro jazz compilations put out by British
promoter and DJ Ross Dewbury, Club Africa features an infectious blend
of '70s cuts informed by Fela's groundbreaking Afro roots and jazz
blend. High profile moments come courtesy of Mandingo, Peter King, and
Miriam Makeba, revealing the collection's cross-cultural bent in the
process. In fact, a good amount here is global, coming from the likes of
Columbia's Wganda Kenya, the New York-African group Buari (featuring
jazz drummer Bernard Purdie), and the U.S. session band behind
Chakachas' funk hit "Jungle Fever." And, yes, there is plenty of Africa
here too, not only in all the music of course, but more directly in the
Fela-meets-Sunny Ade side "Jungle Funk" by Nigeria's Nkengas and the
Afro-Cuban cut "Kenia" by Kenya's Mombasa. The grooves are incredible
throughout, making it easy to believe, as Dewbury purports in the liner
notes, that this music is "the flavor of '99 with cutting edge DJs."
Save for the Gaytones' lifeless rendition of the Manu Dibango hit "Soul
Makossa" and the Ashantis' Afro-Allman Brothers jam "Everybody's
Groove," it's not hard to see why the hipsters of Dance Nation are
getting down to cuts like these. ~ Stephen Cook, All Music Guide
VA - Club Africa Vol. 1
01. Oneness Of Juju - River Luv Rite (8:06)
02. W. Ganda Kenya - Shakalaode (7:32)
03. The Daktaris - Eltsuhg Ibal Lasiti (5:06)
04. Buari - Karam Bani (4:23)
05. Sookie - Rhythm On Rhythm (3:39)
06. Mandingo - The Cheetah (3:27)
07. The Gaytones - Soul Makossa (2:50)
08. Mombasa - Kenia (6:44)
09. Living Funk - Silver Black Summer Day (4:16)
10. Nico Gomez & His Afro Percussion Inc. - Ritual (3:53)
11. Nkengas - Jungle Funk (3:27)
12. Peter King - Afro Funk (3:52)
13. Ashantis - Everybody's Groove (3:19)
14. Miriam Makeba - Samba (5:06)
Another
album compiled by number one Afro-beat promoter Russ Dewbury. This is
the first of his African collections where Fela Kuti is not included.
But nonetheless the focus, being funk on the earlier albums, has shifted
slightly toward Afro-beat, which means long repetitive songs with more
complex rhythms. This makes for less immediate hits, with the most
furious tracks from the other collections not equaled here. But the
dancefloor potential is still extremely high, as is the collector's
factor, with many of the tracks being very hard to find in the Western
world. Not that all the groups are African. Exile One is from Guadeloupe
and Antonio Carlos E Jocafi is from Brazil, with many of the others
having recorded albums in Europe or the States. An exception from the
funky Afro-beat style of the album is the jazzy "A Long Way From Home"
by Hugh Masekela, feeling a bit out of place on an album seemingly
intended for the dancefloor. Other tracks that stick out are "Dyambo" by
Hugh Masekela & the Union of South Africa and "Mahlalea" by Letta
Mbulu, who, together with Manu Dibango, is the most well-known
contributor to the album. Their songs are more soul than funk, but very
African soul -- fast moving with a rolling rhythm and much percussion.
And in the case of "Letta Mbulu," it is one of few available recordings
where she shows why she really is the soul queen of South Africa. ~ Lars
Loven, All Music Guide
VA - Club Africa Vol. 2
01. Max B. - Bananaticoc (4:04)
02. Manu Dibango - New Bell (6:48)
03. Exile One - Funky Crookie (3:33)
04. Hugh Masekela - A Long Ways from Home (2:17)
05. Peter King - Jo Jolo (5:59)
06. West African Cosmos - Wuye Wuy (5:32)
07. Roy Ayers - Black Family (9:15)
08. Bukky Leo & Black Egypt - Precious Mother (5:10)
09. Living Funk - Let Your Mind Take the Place of Your Body (6:10)
10. Rex Williams - Ererimbot Ayafung Oko (6:22)
11. Babatunde Olatunji - Takuta (6:01)
12. Antonio Carlos & Jocafi - Simbarer (2:37)
13. Hugh Masekela & The Union Of South Africa - Dyambo (3:51)
14. Ginger Johnson & His Africa Messengers - Talking Drum (4:07)
15. Letta Mbulu - Mahlalela (4:43)
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