Rough Guide to Afrobeat Revival

BUY THIS ITEM

  • $14.99 List price
    $12.39 Online price
    (Save 17%)
    $11.15 Member price
    Join Now
    • skip to cart
  • Add To List uiAction=GetAllLists&page=List&pageType=list&ean=605633121827&productCode=MU&maxCount=100&threshold=3

GET FREE SHIPPING ON ORDERS OF $25 OR MORE

DELIVERY & GIFT DETAILS:

Usually ships within 24 hours

Delivery Time and Shipping Rates

Eligible for gift wrap & gift message.

Enter a zip code

CD - Bonus CD

  • Release Date: 03/24/2009
  • 2 Disc Set
  • Sales Rank: 86,013
  • Label: WORLD MUSIC NETWORK
  • UPC: 605633121827

Listener Rating:

See All Detailed Ratings

Customers who bought this also bought

 
  • Overview
  • Tracks
  • Editorial Reviews
  • Details & Credits
Track List
Click on LISTEN or link to hear an audio clip.
To listen to samples you'll need a Windows Media Player

Rough Guide to Afrobeat Revival

Disc 1
1LISTENCrazy Afrobeat / Tony Allen 4:55
2LISTENGovernment Magic / Antibalas 10:00
3LISTENThink Africa / Seun Anikulapo Kuti 6:54
4LISTENJekajo / Chicago Afrobeat Project 7:43
5LISTENIbajekbe / Femm Nameless What If 3:57
6LISTENTrouble Come, Trouble Go / Kokolo 5:18
7LISTENŇjóró / Dele Sosimi 9:31
8LISTENDi Bombs / Ikwunga The Afrobeat Poet 6:21
9LISTENFela Dey / Akoya Afrobeat Ensemble 13:26
10LISTENAbbey Rockers #1 / The Superpowers 8:11
View all tracks on this disc

Disc 2
1LISTENMister Sinister / Kokolo Bonus Track 3:48
2LISTENMama Don't Want No Gun / Kokolo Bonus Track 4:17
3LISTENEverybody (Tryin to Get By) / Kokolo Bonus Track 5:32
4LISTENRoot to the Fruit / Kokolo Bonus Track 5:29
5LISTENLate Night, Closed Eyes / Kokolo Bonus Track 4:31
6LISTENMore Consideration / Kokolo Bonus Track 4:45
7LISTENDemocrazy / Kokolo Bonus Track 3:27
8LISTENTrouble Come, Trouble Go / Kokolo Bonus Track 5:17
9LISTENCandela / Kokolo Bonus Track 4:10
10LISTENGimme Yaya / Kokolo Bonus Track 8:41

See all tracks

Editorial Reviews

These are the musical sons of Fela Kuti (and in the case of Seun Kuti, his literal son), artists who've taken up the call of Afro-beat since the passing of the genre's greatest inspiration. Some mimic his style closely, others take it to places Fela himself never got the chance to. Nearly all of them are from North America. Tony Allen is the undisputed star here, having drummed for Fela for many years, so it's appropriate that the set opens with his "Crazy Afrobeat," a slice of pure funk that locks into a groove and sticks with it. New York's Antibalas takes it from there, adding a Latin touch that keeps their ten-minute jam, with its finger-wagging lyrics, potent throughout. Seun Kuti, of all here, is the most reminiscent of Fela himself, working with Fela's group Egypt 80 and railing about injustice on the continent. Of the others, Kokolo brings a jazzy '70s soul vibe to their "Trouble Come, Trouble Go." (A bonus disc that comes with the package is devoted entirely to this New York group.) And the 13-member Akoya Afrobeat Ensemble offers the compilation's longest track with the 13-and-a-half-minute "Fela Dey," which delights in taking its time to honor the master and give its various components room to stretch and explore where Afro-beat has been and is headed. Jeff Tamarkin, All Music Guide

Customer Reviews

  • Listener Rating:

Be the first to write a review!