Shoki Shoki

構成数 : 1枚
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Personnel: Femi Anikulapo Kuti (vocals, alto & tenor saxophones); Olufemi Fadipe (guitar); Adeyinka Osindeinde (tenor saxophone, background vocals); Oluwaseyi Clegg (baritone saxophone, background vocals); Gbenga Laleye (trumpet, background vocals); Tiwalade Ogunlowo (trombone, background vocals); Olayinka Oluwole (keyboards); Tosin Aribisala, Muyiwa Oke (drums); Gbenga Obisesan, Olusegun Damisi (congas); Olusoladegbin Anikulapo-Kuti, Yeni Anikulapo-Kuti, Funke Anikulapo-Kuti, Shade Alalade (background vocals); Dris Badarou, Sebastien Martel, Herve Salters, Nicolas Genest, Bruno Maman, Princess Erika, Marie-Lyn Marolany, Pierre "Kropol" Gauthe, Mabinuori Idow. On his American debut album, Femi Kuti, son of legendary Afro-beat inventor and world music legend Fela, carries on the legacy of his late father. During his father's imprisonment by the Nigerian government in the mid-'80s, Kuti led the late bandleader's outfit. As a result, his style has maintained many characteristics of Fela's music--a driving horn section, bouncing bass, snatches of wah-wah guitar, and chanting choruses--that make this funk at ground zero. Kuti's song topics strike a balance among sexual braggadocio ("Beng Beng Beng"), political concerns ("Sorry Sorry"), and cultural pride ("Blackman Know Yourself"), the last of which picks up its message from James Brown's "Say It Loud (I'm Black and I'm Proud"). All of SHOKI, SHOKI is infused with non-stop grooves and chugging beats as Kuti often doubles up on his bandleading responsibilities with some sinewy and soulful sax playing. The 37-year-old bandleader includes ambient nuances that beautifully juxtapose his music's polyrhythmic tendencies ("Truth Don Die") and works with the Roots to provide a direct link to hip-hop's origins ("Blackman Know Yourself").