Afro-Rock, Vol. 1 by Various Artists.
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Afro-Rock, Vol. 1 by Various Artists.
Rating:Performer Notes:
- AFRO-ROCK features rare and unreleased Afro-Beat from the '70s.
- The title of this compilation is a little misleading. There's not a lot of rock here; it's more of a collection of funky workouts like one would expect from a land and a time firmly under the thrall of Fela and James Brown. That being said, the music here is terrific, full of extended workouts that will please ears open to Funkadelic, the Bar-Kays, and the Meters, but always leavened with a heaping helping of the sounds of the motherland. The sounds are raw, the grooves are tight, and the record as a whole is a magnificent testament to the fact that Africa had and has music to please people other than ethnographers. ~ Rob Ferrier
Professional Reviews: Rolling Stone (12/26/02, p.102) - Included in Rolling Stone's "50 Best Albums of 2002" - "...An essential compilation that showcases some of the most ferocious music ever to come out of Africa."
Mojo (Publisher) (p.112) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[Highlights] include the chilling 'Envy No Good' by the Mercury Dance Band of Ghana, the supremely funky 'Heavy Heavy Heavy' by Sierra Leone's Geraldo Pino, and a previously unreleased psych gem by Kenya's Ishmael Jingo."
Clash (magazine) - "[I]t moves through classic after classic, including the twelve-minute 'Yuda' be Dackin Dackina and the harmonica driven 'Onukpa Shawarpo' by Bokoor Band."
Format: Vinyl (1 Disc); Stereo
Country: USA
Studio/Live: Studio
Release Date: 15 March, 2010
Label: Strut
Performer Notes:- AFRO-ROCK features rare and unreleased Afro-Beat from the '70s.
- The title of this compilation is a little misleading. There's not a lot of rock here; it's more of a collection of funky workouts like one would expect from a land and a time firmly under the thrall of Fela and James Brown. That being said, the music here is terrific, full of extended workouts that will please ears open to Funkadelic, the Bar-Kays, and the Meters, but always leavened with a heaping helping of the sounds of the motherland. The sounds are raw, the grooves are tight, and the record as a whole is a magnificent testament to the fact that Africa had and has music to please people other than ethnographers. ~ Rob Ferrier
Mojo (Publisher) (p.112) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[Highlights] include the chilling 'Envy No Good' by the Mercury Dance Band of Ghana, the supremely funky 'Heavy Heavy Heavy' by Sierra Leone's Geraldo Pino, and a previously unreleased psych gem by Kenya's Ishmael Jingo."
Clash (magazine) - "[I]t moves through classic after classic, including the twelve-minute 'Yuda' be Dackin Dackina and the harmonica driven 'Onukpa Shawarpo' by Bokoor Band." Format: Vinyl (1 Disc); Stereo Country: USA Studio/Live: Studio Release Date: 15 March, 2010 Label: Strut © Copyright 2019 - SimplyBestPrices
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