01. As the World Turns
02. Spectrum
03. Stronger (feat. Agent Sasco)
04. War Crime
05. Stand Alone
06. Betrayal
07. Jah Guide (feat. Bugle)
08. Chalice
09. Jamaica Herbman
10. Ganja Baby
11. 5 Star General
12. Police & Thief
13. Bone Alone
14. Slaughter
15. Live & Learn (feat. Prezident Brown)
✓ Name: Black Uhuru
✓ Cd Name: As The World Turns
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✓ Genre: Reggae
✓ Released: 07 Sep. 2018
✓ Born: Jamaica
✓ Label: Capitol
✓ Produced: Horace Campbell
✓ Recorded At: Double Lion Studio
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Black Uhuru
has been progressing from their distinct sound since the early 70’s
and, for the first time in 15 years, the legendary artists have returned
to release a new album titled As The World Turns with some of their most vivid, electric tracks yet.
Clean
production and an analog recording gives their offering an authentic
'Black Uhuru' sound, which earns the project a solid first impression.
In true Black Uhuru fashion, the album provides intense, colorful and
dramatic songs to dance and vibe to.
“This type of music still linger and that is why I’m still here.”
Black Uhuru kicks off the album with the title track – a smooth tune with a
powerful hook. The tracks “Stronger", "War Crime", “Bone Alone” and the
closer “Live & Learn” featuring Prezident Brown contain a sense of inspiring dramatics with smooth and effective lyrics
to back them. The shining aspects of this album include nostalgic 80's
songwriting; clean, raw, and danceable production; as well as a vocalist
who occasionally veers into his own lane often and quite well.
In
the end, there was one main factor that drove founding member Derrick
"Duckie" Simpson back into the studio and keeps him onstage: “It’s the
music, I’ve seen good music and made good music,” reflects Simpson.
“This type of music still linger and that is why I’m still here.”
After
spending five decades making music, Black Uhuru still maintains their
signature sound, keeping everything on tape, old-school. “Everything was
analog,” says Simpson. The album was recorded half in California and
the rest in Jamaica. Most of the production was done by Horace “King Hopeton” Campbell at his Double Lion Studio who tours with the band on
keyboards. Leebert “Gibby” Morrison Studio in Jamaica was used to
overdub and voice the backing vocals by Nikki Burt. The album was mixed
by Jermaine Forde who tours as the band engineer and Jay Edge William at
Ajang Studio and the album was mastered at Music Works Anchor Recording
Studio in Kingston. Band agent Mike Gener along with Derrick Simpson
are the Executive Producers.
01. Political Brouhaha
02. Kanou (feat. Fally lPupa)
03. Life
04. Alphaman Redemption (feat. Angelique Kidjo)
05. Human Race
06. Nos Hopitaux sont Malades
07. Les Paiens
08. Cigarettes
09. Whole Lotta Love
10. Ote-Fe (feat. Youssou N`Dour)
11. Je Suis Venu te Dire que je m en Vais
12. Black Hole
✓ Name: Alpha Blondy
✓ Cd Name: Human Race
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✓ Genre: Reggae/Roots
✓ Released: 31 Ago. 2018
✓ Born: Costa de Marfil
✓ Label: Wagram Music
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✓ Playtime: 58:46 min.
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Hailing from the Cote d'Ivoire, Alpha Blondy is among the world's most popular reggae artists. With his
12-piece band Solar System, Blondy offers a reggae beat with a
distinctive African cast. Calling himself an African Rasta, Blondy creates Jah-centered anthems promoting morality, love, peace, and social
consciousness. With a range that moves from sensitivity to rage over
injustice, much of Blondy's music empathizes with the impoverished and
those on society's fringe. Blondy is also a staunch supporter of African
unity, and to this end, he sings to Moslem audiences in Hebrew and
sings in Arabic to Israelis. Some of his best-known songs include
"Cocody Rock," "Jerusalem," and "Apartheid Is Nazism."
He was
born a member of the Jula tribe in Dimbokoro and named Seydou Kone,
after his grandfather. His grandmother, Cherie Coco, raised him. He was
always a rebellious child and for this, Coco named him "Blondy," her
unique pronunciation of the word "bandit." When he started performing
professionally, he took on the name Alpha (the first letter in the Greek
alphabet) so his name literally translates to "first bandit." Though he
grew up listening to African folkloric music such as yagba and gumbe,
his primary musical influences were such Western bands as Deep Purple,
Pink Floyd, Hendrix, the Beatles, Creedence Clearwater Revival, and soul
artists like Otis Redding. Later Bob Marley's music tremendously
affected Blondy. Though he wanted to become a musician, his family
expected him to become a respectable English teacher. He studied English at Hunter College in New York, and later in the Columbia University
American Language Program. Outside of class, he would play music in
Central Park and in Harlem clubs where occasionally house bands would
let him sing his Bob Marley covers in French, English, and various West
African languages. One night, record producer Clive Hunt heard Blondy sing and invited him to record six songs. Unfortunately, Hunt absconded
with the tape. Shortly afterward, he returned to the Ivory Coast, where
he was arrested for threatening the ambassador at the New York Ivorian
embassy because the diplomat felt that Blondy's English was too good for
him to be an Ivorian native. While at the police station, Blondy's
temper again flared and he slapped a policeman (after the cop slapped
him first). He spent a week in jail and then stayed briefly at the
Bingerville Asylum in Abidjan, where he was declared reasonably sane and
released. Soon afterward, he began honing his songwriting and
performing skills. Later, he dedicated an album to the patients of
Bingerville.
Cocody Rock!!!Blondy got his big break from friend
Fulgence Kass, an employee of Ivory Coast Television who helped him land
a spot on the Premiere Chance talent show. Singing three of his own
tunes plus Burning Spear's "Christopher Columbus," the young artist was a
hit with the audience. Blondy then hooked up with producer G. Benson
who recorded his eight-song debut album Jah Love in a single day. The
most popular song, "Brigadier Sabari," was an account of Blondy's run-in
with an Abidjan police street raid in which he was nearly beaten to
death. It was the first time a West African artist had dared to mention
random police brutality in public. After releasing the album, he and the
newly formed Solar System band signed to EMI. They recorded his second
album, Cocody Rock, in Paris in 1984. Later he returned to Tuff Gong to
record his third album, Jerusalem (1986). By the release of his 1987 album Revolution, Blondy had established himself as an international
artist. Three years before he had been voted the number one artist by a
Radio France international poll. His popularity continues to grow, and
he continues steadily releasing albums. His 1992 album, Masada, was
released in over 50 countries around the world and went double gold in
France. Yitzhak Rabin followed in 1998; Paris Percy appeared in spring
2001. Although it was recorded in 1999, the album Elohim appeared in
2002 in Europe and three years later in America. The career-spanning
Akwaba: The Very Best of Alpha Blondy was released in 2005, then Jah
Victory followed in 2007. The 2011 release Vision was issued by the
Wagram label, while his 2013 effort Mystic Power launched his
relationship with the VP imprint. The veteran reggae label issued his
2015 release Positive Energy, which featured guest appearances from
Tarrus Riley and Ijahman Levi. -- Sandra Brennan
