The Jumpoff - Highlife_Afrobeat - Tony Allen_Physical Sound Sport
Greetings and salutations! Here again with a few more
afro-tinged selections. It's going down all week so keep
checking back, i'm sure you'll come across something new.
Welcome to The Jumpoff!
A-Side
We'll keep it real African, and work through this by seniority. There was some Fela yesterday, so today we'll work our way to his long time drummer/band leader/collaborator/co-creator of Afrobeat, Tony Allen. There are few people who hit the skins as well as this guy. James Brown credits his drumming for helping in the discovery of funk. He parted ways with Fela in the 70s and has been doing his own thing, to massive critical acclaim, for a while now. He's currently the drummer for the group The Good, The Bad, and The Queen (which really is just the album name, not the band name). Anyway, check out the rhythm sticks on these tracks. Tony Allen - Aye Le, Ise Nla
B-Side
This next song is kind of enigmatic. I'd never heard of the group that made it before i heard it, but i can tell that afrobeat is not their main cup of tea. They did create this song that, if the song title didn't give it away, is very much influenced by the robust percussion action of Nigerian afrobeat. The track gets more ambient and synthy as it progresses. But the first two-ish minutes of the song alone, when the groove sets in, makes the rest of it worthwhile. Physical Sound Sport - Nigeria Game
That's what i got today. Stay tuned all week as we, as they say in Yoruba, "ko mo 'le" (shake it down to the ground). Until next time, be easy.
Afolabi
A-Side
We'll keep it real African, and work through this by seniority. There was some Fela yesterday, so today we'll work our way to his long time drummer/band leader/collaborator/co-creator of Afrobeat, Tony Allen. There are few people who hit the skins as well as this guy. James Brown credits his drumming for helping in the discovery of funk. He parted ways with Fela in the 70s and has been doing his own thing, to massive critical acclaim, for a while now. He's currently the drummer for the group The Good, The Bad, and The Queen (which really is just the album name, not the band name). Anyway, check out the rhythm sticks on these tracks. Tony Allen - Aye Le, Ise Nla
B-Side
This next song is kind of enigmatic. I'd never heard of the group that made it before i heard it, but i can tell that afrobeat is not their main cup of tea. They did create this song that, if the song title didn't give it away, is very much influenced by the robust percussion action of Nigerian afrobeat. The track gets more ambient and synthy as it progresses. But the first two-ish minutes of the song alone, when the groove sets in, makes the rest of it worthwhile. Physical Sound Sport - Nigeria Game
That's what i got today. Stay tuned all week as we, as they say in Yoruba, "ko mo 'le" (shake it down to the ground). Until next time, be easy.
Afolabi
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