HomeCooking

Amazon.com
As the drummer and bandleader of Fela Kuti’s mighty Africa 70, Tony Allen was the guy who figured out how to fuse Fela’s love of jazz, funk and African high life music into the unstoppable groove known as Afro-beat. Since the ‘80s, Allen’s solo work is probably the most cutting edge stuff in the genre, these days bringing in elements of London hip-hop, Jamaican dub, electronic music, and anything else that catches his fancy. As always, Allen’s drums chitter-chatter with a pulsing kick drum, syncopated snare, and accented cymbals. He’s joined by regular bassist Cesar Anot and guitarist Jeff Kellner as well as a variety of keyboardists, rappers, and singers (Blur’s Damon Albarn appears on opening track "Every Season"). Allen’s own deep-throated voice sounds as cool as ever as he chants such political catch phrases as "Don’t take my kindness for weakness." All in all, this is a deeply funky album that reveals the evolving possibilities of Afro-beat while maintaining its staunch stance as political music. --Tad Hendrickson

HomeCooking,Tony Allen,Narada,African,Afro-Beat,Afro-Pop,Hip-Hop,Int'l & World Music,Nigeria,Pop,World Music

Average customer rating: HOMECOOKING SO GOOD! Sergio Gives Up The Funk!

Homecooking Sergio Mendes and Brasil '77 Manufacturer: Collector's Choice ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Brazil | South & Central America | International | Styles | Music Samba | Latin Music | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music Bossa Nova | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Latin Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Lounge | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Soft Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Sergio Mendes & the New Brasil '77 Ye-Me-Le Pais Tropical Vintage 74 Crystal Illusions ASIN: B000O78IQC Release Date: 2007-06-05

Tracks:

1. Sunny Day
2. Hey People Hey
3. It's So Obvious That I Love You
4. Emorio
5. Shakara
6. Where To Now St. Peter?
7. Cut That Out
8. Tell Me In A Whisper
9. It's Up To You
10. Home Cooking

Customer Reviews:

HOMECOOKING SO GOOD!.......2007-07-17

This is a unexpected classic from 1976; like Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah band only funkier. My favorite cuts are The title track, Cut that Out, and the the remake of Where to now St. Peter. The whole album is excellent and I could not find it for years as it appeared out of print. Now that it is here snatch it up quick before the world of commercial music eclipses these real musicians with more processed beats with artists that generally dont even play instruments. Sergio Mendez and many of the other Bossa Nova greats are all about music for musicians, a concept that doesn't always have mass appeal but is complete quality.

Sergio Gives Up The Funk!.......2007-06-14

After a handful of albums recorded with his latin jazzy oriented Brasil 77 such as Pais Tropical,Love Music and Vintage 74 Sergio Mendes stepped up to the plate with a brand new group called the New Brasil 77 including guitarists Michael Sembello (Stevie Wonder)and Dennis Budimir (Joni Micthell)as well as the justly renowned Louis Johnson.From that you may gather Mendes was going for a more funk/soul oriented sound and that is exactly what comes out of this."Sunny Day" actually brings to mind some of the recent work of the Santana band only with the great female singers Sergio seems to always get.But if you want SERIOUS funk you'll have to go further then the light latin inflect "Shakara" and the monster title track that ends up album,with some of the most dangerous funk rhythm guitar you'll hear from the music of 1976.Known for his good taste in cover songs Sergio again chooses wisely,focusing this time on songs that were unsung classics but not obvious hits-in this case a bouncy version of Elton John's "Where To Now St.Peter?" and a creamy version of Edgar Winter's "Tell Me In A Whisper" from his uqually unsung Jasmine Nightdreams,also from the same period and more then worth checking out."Hey People Hey" and Sembello's "It's Up To You" set the standard for the rest of this album-upbeat funk pop grooves with nice musical backdrops are to be found on "It's So Obvious That I Love You","Emorio" and "Cut That Out" as well.For fans of this band-somewhat of an all star mid 70's R&B funk band it is certainly nice to see this in print in a non import fasion so it's afforable and people can have a chance at hearing it again!Whatever the case this is a great album!

Average customer rating: Afro-beat with a political message

HomeCooking Tony Allen Manufacturer: Narada ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Africa | International | Styles | Music Nigeria | Africa | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Similar Items: No Accomodation for Lagos/No Discrimination Lagos No Shaking Jealousy/Progress Live Psyco on Da Bus ASIN: B00008NG9G Release Date: 2003-03-25

Tracks:

1. Every Season
2. Home Cooking
3. Don't Fight Your Wars
4. Kindness
5. Jakelewah
6. What's Your Fashion
7. Crazy Afrobeat
8. Eparapo 7.11
9. Woman To Man
10. Calling
11. Black Voices (12in Mix)

Amazon.com

As the drummer and bandleader of Fela Kuti's mighty Africa 70, Tony Allen was the guy who figured out how to fuse Fela's love of jazz, funk and African high life music into the unstoppable groove known as Afro-beat. Since the `80s, Allen's solo work is probably the most cutting edge stuff in the genre, these days bringing in elements of London hip-hop, Jamaican dub, electronic music, and anything else that catches his fancy. As always, Allen's drums chitter-chatter with a pulsing kick drum, syncopated snare, and accented cymbals. He's joined by regular bassist Cesar Anot and guitarist Jeff Kellner as well as a variety of keyboardists, rappers, and singers (Blur's Damon Albarn appears on opening track "Every Season"). Allen's own deep-throated voice sounds as cool as ever as he chants such political catch phrases as "Don't take my kindness for weakness." All in all, this is a deeply funky album that reveals the evolving possibilities of Afro-beat while maintaining its staunch stance as political music. --Tad Hendrickson

Customer Reviews:

Afro-beat with a political message.......2003-05-01

There is great percussion here, definitely an afro-funk sound. The lyrics are clear, interesting and a nice alternative to hip-hop. There is a definite political message here, with lyrics like "Stop it, put your guns and your rockets, back in your pockets."

If you like Frank Zappa, Home Cookin', the title cut will be really, really familiar. I found this very listenable. This cd will appeal to a strangely broad set of music listeners, from old Zappa fans, to those looking for new flavor in Hip-Hop to people who like political songs, to those who love afro-funk percussion. An interesting album.

Average customer rating: The Afrobeat Master is Still Cookin'

HomeCooking Tony Allen ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Africa | International | Styles | Music Nigeria | Africa | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music Similar Items: Lagos No Shaking ASIN: B000254HHA Release Date: 2002-09-19

Tracks:

1. Every Season - Damon Albarn
2. Home Cooking
3. Woman to Man
4. Calling
5. Don't Fight
6. Kindness
7. Jakelewah
8. What's Your Fashion
9. Crazy Afrobeat
10. Eparapo

Album Description

2002 album from the man who created Afro-beat with Fela Kuti. Features Damon Albarn and Ty from Ninja Tune and the production talents of Unsung Heroes. 10 tracks. Wrasse.

Customer Reviews:

The Afrobeat Master is Still Cookin'.......2005-10-10

After hearing a cut from Black Voices that's part of the anthology Afrobeat...No Go Die, I knew I had to hear more of Tony Allen's work outside the Fela catalogue. Besides solid grooving top to bottom, this recording's special ingredients include his work with fresh-sounding London hip-hoppers that are respectfully and artfully interwoven into these modern Afrobeat compositions. Also one dynamite track with the great English jazz vibes player, Roger Beaujolais. Everything on this session is a winner, from the drums and bass up front to the arrangements and rich interweaving of backup vocalists and horns that don't overpower any of the other musicians. Everyone including Afrobeat, jazz, and hip hop musicians will enjoy this as much as clubbers should.

Average customer rating:

Homecooking: Soulfood Served by Jazzanova & Friends Various Artists Manufacturer: Sonar Kollektiv ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Soul | Compilations | R&B | Styles | Music Similar Items: Belle et Fou Secret Love, Vol. 3 Broad Casting from Offtrack Radio Focus Jazz All I Can Provide ASIN: B000JU7LL2 Release Date: 2006-11-27

Tracks:

1. Solid Water - Extended Spirit
2. Love Thang - Soulphiction
3. Macedonia - Third Eye
4. The Day II - Platnum
5. The Fake Anti Waltz - The Slapped Eyeballers
6. Nomad - Micatone
7. Everything - Georg Levin
8. Night in Brazil - Leon Ware
9. Held Him First - Deyampert
10. Just Paradise - Clara Hill
11. Ray Ray - Fat Freddys Drop
12. Mandelbrot - Meitz
13. No More Drinks - Benny Sings

Album Details

Get Served with Jazzanova and Friends Homecooking: A Cookbook by Musical Gourmets and Professional Chefs Complete with Compilation CD featuring the Best of Sonar Kollektiv and Friends.

Average customer rating: The Best 70s Sergio Sergio recaptures the magic

Homecooking Sergio Mendes and Brasil '77 Manufacturer: Elektra ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Brazil | South & Central America | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music Samba | Latin Music | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music Bossa Nova | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Lounge | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Soft Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music Pop | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00008O741 Release Date: 1975-01-01

Tracks:

1. Sunny Day
2. Hey People Hey
3. It's So Obvious That I Love You
4. Emorio
5. Shakara
6. Where to Now St. Peter?
7. Cut That Out
8. Tell Me in a Whisper
9. It's Up to You
10. Home Cooking

Customer Reviews:

The Best 70s Sergio.......2006-11-23

I second EVERYTHING the previous reviewer has mentioned. This is an infectious, rockin' pre-disco era Brazil '77 album. As in the best Sergio Mendes albums, the pop tunes are kept to a minimum and the joyful Brazilian stuff rules!

I purchased the LP while a college student after seeing Sergio and the girls perform "Hey People Hey" on the Tonight show with Johnny Carson. I could not get that darn sound out of my head, wanted it to continue all nite! It was shocking how wonderful rocking and funky Brazil '77 had become. I loved it!

If you ever find this in ANY FORMAT.....BUY IT. You won't be disappointed. Crank up the volume and sing along with Sergio and the girls!

Sergio recaptures the magic.......2005-12-29

What an oasis this album was for long-time Mendes fans, after the relatively barren Bell and early Elektra years. Sergio, working with a stellar rhythm section (including Wonderlove's Michael Sembello), and the superb vocals of Lise Miller, Marietta Waters and Bonnie Bowden, expertly delves into a "heavier" Latin sound (almost Santana-like at times) while preserving the lighter Bossa Nova sound for which he justifiably became world-famous.

"Homecooking" has a number of standout moments, notably the opener, "Sunny Day," which repeats the title chant over an increasingly infectious and complex rhythm arrangement, and an absolutely incredible cover of Elton John and Bernie Taupin's "Where to Now, St. Peter?", which surely should have been a monster hit for Sergio in a just universe. But virtually every song on the album has its charms, including Gilberto Gil's "Hey People Hey" and "Cut that Out," Bossa nova legend Carlos Lyra's "It's So Obvious that I Love You," Joao Donato's haunting ode to Yoruba, "Emorio," and Sembello's own proto-mystical anthem to self-determination "It's Up to You."

Sergio had been through some extremely lean years, career-wise, by the time this album came out. "Too long it took you to be happy again," goes the lyric in "Hey People Hey," and it seems autobiographical. But Sergio and company sound ecstatic in this release, a great reworking of the classic Brasil '66 sound coupled with mid-70s multi-keyboards and a more propulsive rock beat, and that sound is contagious. Highly recommended to all Sergio fans.

Rock Music:

1. Hommages [Import]
2. I Love My Freedom, I Love My Texas
3. Ich Will Nur Wissen [Import]
4. Inchallah [Import]
5. Inspiration
6. Interpreta a Ignacio Cervantes [Import]
7. Intimidade [Import]
8. Isabelle Aubret [Import]
9. Je Te Serai Fidele [Import]
10. King of the Bayous

Rock Music

rock music

Recommended Music:

Amazing Colossal Band

Vital Spark of Heavenly Flame

Vivaldi: Dixit Dominus; Lauda Jerusalem; Beatus Vir

Mary Lou Williams Presents Black Christ of the Andes

Who's Crying Now [CD-single] [Import]

Write a Little Song for Me

Voyage en Progressif, Vol. 4

Very Best of Chris Rea [Import]

Urban Hymns

Tschaikovsky: Ballet Suites / Rostropovich, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

White Rabbit

The Mistahs [Explicit Lyrics]

Tributo a los Grandes Joan Sebastian

The New Orleans King of the Stroll

Veronica Mars