Sage Monk – Still In Love With You feat. Amalia
Makings Of Amalia (purchase) is now available on Tokyo Dawn Records. The “force of nature” known as Amalia teams with Sage Monk for the dancehall-inspired
Makings Of Amalia (purchase) is now available on Tokyo Dawn Records. The “force of nature” known as Amalia teams with Sage Monk for the dancehall-inspired
International duo Burning House (Chief Xcel of Blackalicious and Hervé Salters) have teamed up with Sa-Ra Creative Partners’ Shafiq Husayn to remix “Turn Off the
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Afrobeat is to Nigeria as Reggae is to Jamaica: music intrinsically tied to its country of origin, while having profound influence on Western popular music. And the key keeper of Afrobeat’s legacy, Femi Kuti, has released No Place for My Dream on Knitting Factory Records.
Femi channels his father, which is not to say that he sounds like Fela, but that the spirit of Fela’s authenticity is present. Urgency is the musical message throughout the varying tempo changes and the tight musicianship of No Place for My Dream (tip: strap in before you play “Wey Our Money”), and the recurring theme of social and economic stratification can be applied far beyond Nigeria’s borders.
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