Rating: 73.33
Genre: Alternative Afro Funk
This is another Damon Albarn project (Gorillas, The Good The Bad and the Queen, etc.) This time he's teamed with bassist Flea (from the Red Hot Chili Peppers) and drummer Tony Allen (from the Nigerian Fela Kuti's band). They also have a number of guests, including Erykah Badu, The Hypnotic Brass Ensemble (from Chicago) and a host of African hip-hop artists (none of whom I know by name.)It's a long album:18 songs and nearly 53 minutes. It's difficult to draw comparisons to more familiar music, but, if pushed, I hear hints of Sly and the Family Stone, Senegal's Orchestra Baobab and even James Brown's Funky Drummer.
This whole album is worthy of a listen and I feel challenged to select on a few cuts, but let's go with Hey Shooter, featuring Erykah Badu, Poison, with Damon Albarn on vocal, and the killer drum on Rotary Connection.
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