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ASAP
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Featuring
top musicians from around the world,
all the proceeds from "the Afrobeat Sudan
Aid Project" will benefit the people suffering
in the Darfur region of Sudan. MODIBA hopes that
this project will also raise awareness about
the dire situation in Darfur: by some estimates,
over 250,000 people have died by dehydration,
disease, and at the hands of the Janjaweed --
armed horsemen supported by the government
of Sudan.
1. Star Wars (Modiba Darfur Remix) --- Akoya Afrobeat Ensemble
2. Di Bombs
--- Ikwunga
3. More Consideration --- Kokolo
4. Garan Garan --- Keziah Jones
5. Progress -- Tony Allen (feat. Fela Kuti)
6. Turbulent Times --- Dele Sosimi
7. Mister Sinister --- Kokolo
8. U.S.A. --- Akoya Afrobeat Ensemble
9. What A See (Tommy 'Tikk Takk' Piper Mix) --- Wunmi
10. Uprising (live) -- Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra
11. Afro Map of Space --- Franck Biyong and Massak
12. Libation for Fela --- Baba Olajagun
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Red
Hot and Riot
LP & CD (MCA Records) |
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A compilation put out by the folks at Red
Hot -- an organization dedicated to "Fighting Aids Through
Popular Culture". Previous sets by the Red Hot group
have focused on jazz, bossa, and other music -- and this
time around, the focus is Africa, currently suffering from
a rampant AIDS epidemic. As a response to the problem, Red
Hot have brought together a host of different artists in
a set of new Afro Funk tracks.
TRACK
LISTING
01. Fela Mentality (Intro) - Fela Kuti
02. Kalakuta Show - Gab & Lateef
03. Interlude: Live At Kalakuta - Fela Kuti
04. Shuffering & Shmiling - Dead Prez, Talib Kewli, Jorge Ben and
Bilal
05. Interlude: Gimme Sh*t - Mixmaster Mike
06. Water No Get Enemy - Mixmaster Mike
07. Water No Get Enemy - D'Angelo, Femi Kuti, Macy Gray & The Soultronics
(feat. Nile Rodgers & Roy Hargrove)
08. Gentleman - MeShell Ndegeocello & Yerba Buena (feat. Ron Blake)
09. Years Of Tears and Sorrow - Common & Djelimady Tounkara
10. Shakara/ Lady (Part One) - Cheikh Lo
11. Shakara/Lady (Part Two) - Cheikh Lo, Les Nubians and Manu Dibango
12. Don't Worry About My Mouth O (African Message) - Fela Kuti
13. Zombie (Part One) - Bugz In The Attic (feat. Wunmi)
14. Zombie (Part Two) - Nile Rodgers & Roy Hargrove
15. No Agreement - Res, Tony Allen, Ray Lema, Baaba Maa, Positive Black
Soul & Archie Shepp
16. So Be It - Kelis
17. Interlude/This Is An Ashanti Proverb - Fela Kuti
18. By Your Side - Sade (Cottonbelly Remix)
19. Colonial Mentality - Yerba Buena
20. Trouble Sleep Yanga Wake Am - Antibalas,
Baaba Maal & Taj
Mahal (feat. Kaouding Cissoko)
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The
Daktaris Soul Explosion
LP (Desco Records) |
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Not
a compilation, a Full lenght album by The
Daktaris. Some founding members of Antibalas co-conspirated
to create this Afrobeat-inspired masterpiece.
This
is a must have for any self-respecting Afrobeat lover.
TRACK
LISTING
01. Musicawa Silt -Wallais Band
02. Musicawa Silt Part 2 -Wallais Band
03. Quiet Man Is Dead Man -Apaokagi/O/O
04. Modern Technology -Doolittle
05. Super Afro-Beat -Oluremi
06. Give It Up Turnit Loose -Brown
07. Eltsuhg Ibal Lasiti -Apaokagi/Oluremi
08. Daktari Walk -Oluremi
09. Voodoo Soul Stew -Owudemi
10. Upside Down Kuti
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Baadasssss!
Soundtrack
CD (BBE) UK |
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A great mix of old and new funky tunes
-- put together in support of Mario Van Peebles' Baadassss
-- along with some dialogue snippets from the film! The feel
here is very much in the same vein as the soundtrack for
his pop's original Sweet Sweetback's Baadassss Song -- done
in a playful style that has the dialogue slipping into the
tunes, back into the dialogue, and back again -- all with
lots of stylistic changes that keep things interesting! Tracks
include "Just Do It" by Pete Rock with Pharoahe
Monche, "Get Down" by War, "Main Title" by
Tyler Bates, "Lumumba" by Miram Makeba, "Cou
Cou" by Zap Mama, "Che Che Cole Makossa" by
Antibalas, "Green & Gold" by Roy Ayers, "Sweetback's
Theme" by Melvin Van Peebles, and "Love" by
Donn. (From the Funky Compilations CD (A-L) page.)
TRACK
LISTING
01. Dialogue - No Crew Has Ever Looked Like This
02. Score - Main Title
03. Dialogue – Breaking the Rules
04. King Floyd - Groove Me
05. War - Get Down
06. Score - It’s About A Brotha...
07. Miriam Makeba - La Mumba
08. Pete Rock feat. Pharoahe Monch - Just Do It
09. Black Panther Fugitives - Gettin’ the Man’s Foot...
10. Dialogue - Back Up...
11. Zap Mama - Cou Cou
13. Dialogue - ...Jeanie, It’s Mel
14. Zuco 103 - I Came, But...
15. Donn Thompson - Love
16. Dialogue - How Much?
17. Melvin Van Pebbles – Sweetback’s Theme
18. Eric Roberson – Lil’ Money
19. Roy Ayers - Green and Gold
20. Dialogue - I’ll Make You a Bet…
21. Score - Father and Son
22. Immortal Technique - Can’t Knock the Hustle
23. Jean Grae - Look Around
24. Score - Inspirational Walk
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Afrobeat
Sessions
2
CDs (Union Square)
UK |
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Afrobeat’s rise to common musical
currency has been mercurial during the last 5 years as dance
music producers embrace more complex Afro rhythms and original
West African pioneers like Fela Kuti and Tony Allen receive
their dues. Featuring new hip hop from Ty alongside seminal
house beats from Masters At Work and ultra-funky original
music from Nigeria and Ghana courtesy of Fela Kuti, highlife
God E.T. Mensah and more. (Union Square Records)
1. Beng Beng Beng [Ashley Beedle's Afrikans O Nmarz Mix]
- Femi Kuti
2. Funu - Dennis Ferrer
3. Gudfella [Tony Allen Afrobeat Mix]
4. Willing
6. Dub Lion - DJ Food
7. Exit Routine
8. Time Is Now - Wunmi
9. First Down
10. Lagos Sound System
11. Heat
12. Malemicita
13. Don't Go Lose It Baby (12") - Hugh Masekela
14. Akoba
15. Souka Nayo (I Will Follow You) [Fila Brazilia Mix] -
Baaba Maal
1. Water No Get Enemy - Fela Kuti
2. Shango
3. Bukom Mashie
4. Save Me
5. Soul Makossa - Manu Dibango
6. Adanri Sogbasogba - Segun Bucknor
7. Houe Towe Houn
8. Home Sweet Home, Pt. 1
9. Got My Mojo Workin' (Mojo Mojo Edo)
10. Gin-Go-Lo-Ba
11. Ole - Funkees
12. Yuda
13. Yekatit - Mulatu Astatke
14. Life's Gone Down Low - The Lijadu Sisters
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(Ubiquity) |
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Funky classics -- remade! This set may
well be the best in Ubiquity's excellent Rewind series --
a compilation collection that focuses on new versions of
older funky tunes -- some of which are pulled from obscure
recent singles and import recordings, others of which appear
on this great set for the first time! The quality of work
is excellent -- not only in the choice of original tunes
to cover, which is already great, but in the way the artists
handle them -- taking them to whole new places, and using
the core elements of the tracks to build tunes that have
a completely different feel! Titles include Chakachas' "Jungle
Fever" redone by Louie Vega, Cymande's "Genevieve" redone
by Greyboy, Willie Colon's "Che Che Cole" redone
by Antibalas in a "makossa mix", Betty Carter's "Open
Your Eyes" redone by Elsa, Gil Scott-Heron's "Willing" redone
by Damon Aaron, Herbie Hancock's "Rough" redone
by John Arnold, Lorez Alexandria's take on "Baltimore
Oriole" redone by P'Taah, Ryuichi Sakamoto's "Riot
In Lagos" redone by Swag, The Monkee's "Porpoise
Song" redone by Nobody, AC/DC's "All Night Long" redone
by Bing Ji Ling, and Sahib Shihab's "Please Don't Leave" redone
by Paoplo Fereghini. (From the New Grooves LP (M-Z and Various)
page.)
TRACK
LISTING
1. Louie Vega: Jungle Fever (Chakachas)
2. Greyboy w/Bart Davenport: Genevieve (Cymande)
4. Elsa: Open Your Eyes (Betty Carter)
5. Paolo Fedreghini: Please Don't Leave (Sahib Shihab) >> listen
6. This kid named miles: Ring of Fire (Johnny Cash) >> listen
7. Damon Aaron: Willing (Gil Scott-Heron) >> listen
8. Spiritual South feat Aurora Dawn: Stars and Rockets (Peter Thomas Sound Orchestra) >> listen
9. Spaceboys: Space Is The Place (Sun Ra) >> listen
10. John Arnold: Rough (Herbie Hancock) >> listen
11. P'taah: Baltimore Oriole (edit) (Lorez Alexandria) >> listen
12. Swag: Riot In Lagos (edit) (Ryuichi Sakamoto) >> listen
13. Nobody: Porpoise Song (The Monkees) >> listen
14. Jeremy Ellis: Chameleon (edit) (Herbie Hancock) >> listen
15. Bing Ji Ling: You Shook Me All Night Long (AC/DC) >> listen
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"Oh great, yet another label trying
to cash in on the Afro-beat
renaissance," you say. But wait, Blow Records has impressively
compiled a collection of songs that really illustrates the
vast diversity
of Nigerian music and its influences past and present. From
tight,
smaller groups like Lafayette Afro Rock Band and Blo, to
larger
ensembles like Fela and Tony Allen, to Manu Dibango's electric
funk,
as well as a contemporary take from NYC's very own Antibalas.
The
strength in this collection is in its display of the variety
of approaches
that lay in this unique African art form. [GA] (Other music)
TRACK
LISTING
01 MATATA: Wanna Do My Thing
02 ANTIBALAS: Battle Of The Species
03 MANU DIBANGO: Wakafrika
04 BLO: Blo
05 BANTOUS JAZZ: Watchi Wara
06 WISDOM: Nefertiti
07 TONY ALLEN: N.E.P.A (Never Expect Power Always)
08 ANTONIO CARLOS E JOCAFI: Simbarere
09 FELA KUTI: Fefe Naa Efe
10 THE RWENZORI'S: Handsome Boy (E Wara) (part 1&2)
11 AFRO FUNK: Afro Funk
12 LAFAYETTE AFRO-ROCK BAND: Hihache
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"Afrobeat
...No Go Die!
(Shanachie Records) |
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Buy
Now at Dustygroove.com
TRACK
LISTING
01. The Same Blood Allen 8:03
02. Beng Beng Beng Anikulapo-Kuti 4:34
03. Gbedu 1 Sosimi 9:34
04. Batumwindu Nzavotunga 5:22
05. Upsidown Anikulapo-Kuti 4:03
06. Crisis Groove Collective 7:24
07. Fela Kabaka/Masekela 5:28
08.
Dirt And Blood Amayo/Antibalas 9:52
09. Side By Side Lagbaja 8:19
10. Se Re Re Animashaun 10:50
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12 More African Rhythms" cd/vinyl
(Comet Records) 11/99 |
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BUY
NOW at Amazon.com
TRACK
LISTING
1.
What's Wrong With Groovin
2. Unity
3. Vulcano
4. Alexacoleria
5. African Movement
6. Ouelele
7. I Jool Homo
8.
World War IV
9.
Douala By Night
10. Senga
11. Na Waya
12. Lishonlle
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Africafunk
Vol 2
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BUY NOW at Amazon.com
TRACK
LISTING
1.
Handsome Boy (E wara) (Parts
1+2) - The Rwenzori's
2. Ku Ka Maria - Buari
3. I feel funky - Matata
4. Time will tell - Ice
5. Anikana-O - Kongas
6. Nsambei - Vecchio
7. Nefertiti - Wisdom
8. Roforofo fight - Fela Kuti
9. N.E.P.A. - Tony Allen
10. Big blow - Manu Dibango
11.
Uprising (Parts 1+2) - Antibalas
with Jojo Quo
12.
Too poo/Liberation dues -
Oneness of Juju
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