
Last Poets - Africanism w/ Tony Allen & Egypt 80
Artist: The Last Poets | Label: African 7 | Format: LP | Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B | Vinyl Condition: New | Jacket Condition: Sealed
The Last Poets
Africanism
African 7 - 71 - New LP
Abiodun Oyewole and Umar Bin Hassan revisit and re-energize some of their seminal works such as "When The Revolution Comes", "Gash Man" and "Niggers Are Scared of Revolution", infusing them with fresh and potent new soundscapes.
Joining the Poets are the late, great Tony Allen (Fela Kuti) - laying the album's foundations with legendary Afrobeat rhythms - Egypt 80 guitarist and bassist Akinola Adio Oyebola and Kunle Justice, jazz keyboardist Kaidi Tatham (dubbed as 'The UK's Herbie Hancock') and saxophonist Courtney Pine. "Africanism" is the result of vibrant live sessions in Brooklyn and London, recorded and mixed by producer Prince Fatty.
The album bridges spoken-word poetry with a bold fusion of Afrobeat and contemporary jazz, where live instruments amplify the Poets' raw and unflinching verses."Together, this stellar band of musicians completed an album that has few real predecessors and seems destined to become a cult favourite for many years to come."
TRACKS:
A1 – This Is Madness
A2 – Two Little Boys
A3 – Just Because
A4 – New York, New York
B1 – Niggers Are Scared Of Revolution
B2 – When The Revolution Comes
B3 – Related To What
B4 – Gash Man
NEW SEALED LP