You know, I’d forgotten why I started this blog, which was actually to say nice stuff about fabulous music regardless of how long I’ve known about it. The pursuit of novelty is not one of the modern age’s better drugs.
So, Zombie, then. In truth I could post any Fela Kuti album, I just happen to be really digging on this one at the moment. Six tracks, all between 10 and 15 minutes long, with such a righteous groove. This is ‘Afrobeat’ at its best, funky and hypnotic. All players get to express themselves in the rhythm, the singers get to do the call and response thing which is a brilliant way of putting words to music. And the brass – the brass is brilliant.
Because I haven’t noticed an obvious way to embed the album, here’s some youtubes of some songs on it. First, the title track:
Mister Follow Follow:
Observation is No Crime:
My favourite on the album -Mistake:
Everything Scatter:
Monkey Banana:
Turns out I found the whole album on Youtube! If you’ve got an hour to spare, sit back and enjoy this fantastic music.
As I said earlier, any album by this man will bring you joy, should you happen to be a fan of long, funky, snaking grooves as I am.
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