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- Date Released: March 12, 2002
- Genre: International
- Style: Africa
- Label: Afrodisiac / The Orchard
A winning collection of late '70s Afrobeat
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We Say...
Compiled by European crate-digger Fischer P, Booniay!! is a winning collection of mid-to-late '70s Afrobeat, makossa and highlife unearthed from Ghana, the Ivory Coast, Guinea, Senegal and Mali. None of these bands ever attained, say, Manu Dibango's global props — crate-diggers never give up their secrets. Working in the vein of James Brown, Dibango and Fela Kuti, their music continues to move. Brigith Engelberts and the B.E. Movement turn in two horn-driven numbers — "Get Together" and "Tolambo Funk" — that must have electrified metropolitan discotheques. George Danquah's highlife scorcher "Hot and Jumpy" includes some countrified and jazzy guitar solos and one monstrous funk bridge. The standout is William Onyeabor's "Body and Soul," a mesmerizing 11-minute track that, remixed here by Jamaican dubmaster Scientist, points back to late-'60s JB and mid-'70s Fela, and forward to early-'80s Sly and Robbie. In any language, this is funky stuff.
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They Say...
This is a companion piece to Afrodisiac's The Danque and is another solid collection of '70s West African funk tracks. There is a bit more of an overt African flavor to these tracks, like the South African-flavored horns of "Good Samaritan," and, of course, the handful of African vocals. But these really are more funk than Afro-beat, and there are some killer sounds contained here. As with The Danque, crate-diggers and DJs could add some real spice to the dancefloor with this one.
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| 01. |  |
Get Together - Brigth Engelberts And The B.E. Movement |
4:56 |
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| 02. | |
Akoko Ba - Gyedu Blay-Ambolley |
5:26 |
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| 03. | |
Good Samaritan - Matata |
2:38 |
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| 04. | |
Body And Soul - William Onyeabor |
10:09 |
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Hot And Jumpy - George Danquah |
4:10 |
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| 06. | |
Fa No Dem Ara - Gyedu Blay-Ambolley |
4:38 |
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| 07. | |
Tolambo Funk - Brigth Engelberts And The B.E. Movement |
5:48 |
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| 08. | |
Menyeckse - Atomic Bomb Zigoto |
7:08 |
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| 09. | |
Kankyema - Vis A Vis |
4:22 |
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| 10. | |
This Hustling World - Ghedu Blay Ambolley |
4:13 |
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10 Total Tracks, 53:28 Total Length
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Credits
- Dave Schultz - Remastering // Dave Holdredge - Digital Editing // Dave Holdredge - Remastering // Vis-A-Vis - Performer // William Onyeabor - Performer // DJ Haul - Executive Producer // DJ Haul - Compilation
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