Afro-Rock, Vol. 1

Artist: Various Artists
Label: Evolver
Category: Music

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Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 823276200222
EAN: 0823276200222
ASIN: B0000641BQ

Release Date: 2002-04-23

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The roots and fruit of Afrobeat
Happy Bop and More
GLOBAL GROOVE COALITION
Music For Yo' Earhole

Tracks:

Fever - Jingo
Heavy Heavy Heavy - Geraldo Pino
Africa - Steele Beautttah
Envy No Good - Mercury Dance Band
Yuda - Dackin Dackino
Kyenkyen Bi Adi M'awu - K. Frimpong And His Cubano Fiestas
Okuzua - Orchestra Lissanga
Sweeper Soul - Super Mambo 69
Mabala - Yahoos
Onukpa Shawarpo - Bokoor Band
Pem Dwe - Nkansah And Yaanom

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Customer Reviews:

BOMPIN' GROOVES THAT SOOTHE.......2007-02-12

my gosh!!!!! i forgot that i had this in my collection and i put it on a couple of days ago. i was thinking about THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND. man, everything on here made my neck hurt. when it does that, it is branded ESSENTIAL by me!!!!

Great Grooves From the Mother Continent.......2006-05-14

African music has evolved from rhythm and blues to hip-hop; from blues to classic rock and hardcore metal; and from jazz to funk. This starter CD is a collection of music that had yet to be out in mainstream music culture. Using musical techniques from legendary greats such as Otis Redding and Fela Kuti, Afro-Rock churned out some hits that were entertaining and politically conscious. This is a great way to start a collection of African music for enthusiasts of African culture not only in Africa, but in the Diaspora. I look forward to the second volume.

Good grooves.......2003-05-17

I'm pretty picky, but this album is good. If you like those smooth African translations of U.S. funk, soul- you'll enjoy this.

It;'s great.......2003-01-23

Gritty, authentic, powerful, soulful afro-rock. These were people that sung and played to often make an editorial on their living conditions and political situations. The songs all have feeling. I think track number 5 is the best on the CD. If you like this CD, check out the best of Fela Kuti. Enjoy.

Fela's legacy lives on.......2002-07-24

One of the best, and most consistent of the current crop of afrobeat collections, rare old stuff mostly from the 1970s. The companion disc to the "HEAVY HEAVY HEAVY - AFRICAN STOMP" compilation, this features several songs with wild, unusual melodic hooks, and long, loping grooves. Some of the tunes are just plain kooky, like Geraldo Pino's "Heavy Heavy Heavy," and Steele Beautttah's "Africa," while others, such as K. Frimpong's "Kyenkyen Bi Adi M'Awu," have killer grooves a mile and half deep. A couple of tunes were never released on vinyl, and all the tracks on here are pretty cool. A lot of "new," different-sounding music -- highly recommended!

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Order of the Leech ~ Napalm Death

Wages of Sin ~ Arch Enemy

In a Distant Place ~ R. Carlos Nakai, William Eaton, Will Clipman, Nawang

Johan ou Les Cendres Ameres ~ Johan Asherton

Everything You Know Is Wrong ~ Chin Ho

No Turning Back/The Deal ~ No Turning Back , and The Deal

Homenaje A Alfredo Zitarrosa ~ Soledad Bravo

Safe (1995 Film) ~ Ed Tomney

Law of the Jungle ~ Various Artists