anyone into AFROBEAT?

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simon g

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i saw a band in london ontario a few years back called Antibalas. it was some of the grooviest and sexiest sh*t i've ever heard in my LIFE! so i'm wondering if any of you have any recommendations for me or anyone else who likes to shake their as* to that african rhythm!
 
Fela Kuti is the man and his son Femi isn't bad either although he incorporates a lot more modern Western themes into his music and not always to great effect.
 
Fela is definitely the man, I would suggest "He Miss Road" or "Expensive Sh*t" as good places to start

Before Antibalas got their name together, some future merabers put out a very nice record as The Daktaris which is extremely cool

In a slightly different dimension there's King Sunny Ade whose record Juju Music is very nice

or you could check out voodoofunk.blogspot.com and dig any of the posts with mp3s in them

and then there's Orchestre Polyrhythm (sp?) from 1970s Benin who there's a few collections out and I've been enjoying a lot this year
 
WICKED! i found fela earlier today and downloaded it, and when i sat down and threw it in my itunes it just so happens that 'expensive sh*t' is exactly what i put on. love it. it just ended. what i like about afrobeat is that it keeps something peddling for everyone to groove over... remaining consistent throughout the whole thing. and this is something i really REALLY appreciate as a drummer... cuz the drummer can't go too crazy or he falls of the train right? he's gotta keep it moooovin'!

and MAN! those HORNS!!! they give me a BON3R!!!!!!!!

i'll work on finding that other stuff tonight.

thank a million guys!
 
... and he SO keeps it movin - but playin SO MANY different little things AT ONCE!!

so it's not busy like you think of western rock drumming sometimes being too busy, but there is a lot going on in that steadiness

That drummer's name is TONY ALLEN and he is wonderful ... look him up if you want, he's got some of his own recorRAB also
 
i too have been exploring afro beat recently thanks to my friend russ who turned me on to fela,....its infectious

i've also been listening to alot of area f
 
i backpacked Montreal a year ago and saw these dudes live downtown
hadn't heard of 'em before seeing them, but was pointed their way by a french Canadian cool cat i met at a pub one night before (we actually went on to see the show together!)

they put on a real fun show...very groovy, high energy, really got you pumped up/feelin' it - exactly what you'd want out of an afrobeat show

Papa Groove
1. One Way Departure
YouTube - Belle et Bum - Papa Groove - One Way Departure
2. East Road
YouTube - Belle et Bum - Papa Groove - East Road
 
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