Music Banter - View Single Post

Lisnaholic · 12-09-2010, 05:59 PM

It looks like we all agree about Fela Kuti and I can`t think of anyone who beats him either. Antibalas come close - in fact to me they sometimes sound just like FK.

Someone who has a rather different sound is "the Lion of Cameroon", Manu Dibango who put the Afro back into Afro-American Funk with his influential `72 hit, Soul Makossa. His great strength is in his robust sax lines, although he has a softer side too. Some tracks may sound a bit dated because of the over-slick production; in fact on songs like Sun Explosion it sounds like the background singers have just come in from recording Up,up and away with Johnny Mann! Nevertheless, tracks like Abele Dance and Big Blow pack quite a punch.

Thanks for posting Papa Groove - they must`ve been great to see live !

12-09-2010, 05:59 PM	#9 (permalink)
Lisnaholic ...here to hear... Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: He lives on Love Street Posts: 4,444	It looks like we all agree about Fela Kuti and I can`t think of anyone who beats him either. Antibalas come close - in fact to me they sometimes sound just like FK. Someone who has a rather different sound is "the Lion of Cameroon", Manu Dibango who put the Afro back into Afro-American Funk with his influential `72 hit, Soul Makossa. His great strength is in his robust sax lines, although he has a softer side too. Some tracks may sound a bit dated because of the over-slick production; in fact on songs like Sun Explosion it sounds like the background singers have just come in from recording Up,up and away with Johnny Mann! Nevertheless, tracks like Abele Dance and Big Blow pack quite a punch. Thanks for posting Papa Groove - they must`ve been great to see live !