For many Americans, The Last Poets constituted their first exposure to topical poetry recited against an urban soundscape. But in Africa, there are many spoken traditions and these are being reinvented via vamps lifted from local styles and/or augmented by imported grooves. The verbal content depends on the social realities confronting the artists. Manu Dibango's version is redolent of Parisian artifice, but Nigeria's Unsung Heroes and Ty, with a more hardcore social situation and the outspoken example of Fela Kuti ever before them, are more confrontational. Reggie Rockstone from Ghana takes this influence a step further by using one of Fela's actual sax riffs. Another interesting variable is how language rhythms mutate the weighty, emphatic staccato typical of American hip-hop. X Plastaz from Tanzania work in polyrhythms that could give a more by-the-book practitioner an aneurysm, while Mabulu of Mozambique's conscious rant, set against flowing Marrabenta guitars, sounds downright sweet. --Christina Roden
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ASIN: B00016UZ9O Release Date: 2004-02-16 |
Tracks:
- Right Here In Front Of You - Unsung Heroes & Ty
- Township Dwella - Prophets Of Da City
- Senga Abele - Manu Dibango
- Boul Fale Remix - Positive Black Soul
- Msimu Kwa Msimu - X Plastaz
- Eye Mo De Anaa - Reggie Rockstone
- Karimbo - Mabulu
- Ni Wakati - Kalamashaka
- Liberdade - Das Primeiro
- Djalgaty - Pee Froiss
- Madau - Trybe
- Blast Nuff - Hard Blasters
- Na N'ko - K-Melia
- Badala - Tata Pound
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For many Americans, The Last Poets constituted their first exposure to topical poetry recited against an urban soundscape. But in Africa, there are many spoken traditions and these are being reinvented via vamps lifted from local styles and/or augmented by imported grooves. The verbal content depends on the social realities confronting the artists. Manu Dibango's version is redolent of Parisian artifice, but Nigeria's Unsung Heroes and Ty, with a more hardcore social situation and the outspoken example of Fela Kuti ever before them, are more confrontational. Reggie Rockstone from Ghana takes this influence a step further by using one of Fela's actual sax riffs. Another interesting variable is how language rhythms mutate the weighty, emphatic staccato typical of American hip-hop. X Plastaz from Tanzania work in polyrhythms that could give a more by-the-book practitioner an aneurysm, while Mabulu of Mozambique's conscious rant, set against flowing Marrabenta guitars, sounds downright sweet. --Christina RodenCustomer Reviews:
A Pretty Cool Cd,.......2007-01-09
Great compilation.......2006-11-21
Clash Of The Hip Hop Civilization.......2005-04-14
Each song has it's unique blend of traditional rhythms mixed w/ rhymes you may not even understand. Nontheless, one can not deny the potential these artist display, from South Africa's popular Kwaito sound, to Tanzania own X-Plastaz who have held true to Masai culture over a fly beat. And who can front on Ghana's own, Reggie Rockstone, the God Father of HipLife?! The only thing missing from this classic Cd is a dedication to the great Fela Kuti.
All in all, this CD is for the open minded.
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