Album Rating: 4.0
I've never heard of Fela Kuti, but I really like these guys so I will look into him.
Actually "traditional" Jazz Fusion, the styles that were adapted by the defining bands of the 70's often mixed funk and R&B rhythms to the music along with Rock. Funk and Jazz went hand in hand in the mid 70s, Miles Davis and Herbie Hancock even left behind the rock influences to move more into a Funk sound. Bands like The Weather Report and Miles also incorporated african music and tribal nuances with the music- that's why I said it was Fusion, because these characteristics have always existed in the genre.
Like I said I really dont much about Afrobeat, and you're certainly right about it being Afrobeat. And I apologize for not calling it that earlier. But if you take away the singing and compare just instrumentals to the latter stuff by The Weather Report or to Miles Davis' electric albums you can see a strong connection.
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Album Rating: 4.0
yeah my understanding was always that fusion was typically a mix of jazz and prog/rock
That's right. Early Jazz Fusion was really just Prog rock mixed with Jazz, but close to the mid 1970s this huge trend started in the Fusion scene where bands left behind the Prog-rock influences and started going for Funk sound. And from there band started getting incorporating Latin and African music.
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Album Rating: 4.0
omfg dude u havent HEARD of Fela Kuti??? go get Zombie right fucking now
I'm looking for it as we speak.
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i haven't listened to a group with "orchestra" in the name that was bad. I hope the streak continues here cuz this looks so cool
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Album Rating: 3.0
yeah if you like fela kuti you'll dig it.
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Album Rating: 3.0
@papes, weather report had some really ridiculous rhythmic stuff going on. honestly, i dont see much of a parallel between this and miles' 70s stuff/ weather report besides that they drew from funk. but still i'm glad you're getting into it
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Album Rating: 3.0
less than 3 funkadelic
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I think I got an album that's not even in this database, but this is pretty funky.
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Album Rating: 4.0
@Soby
Thanks. I'm always looking for good music to enjoy and thanks for brining Fela Kuti to my attention, so far I'm loving what I'm
hearing.
@Potsy
George Clinton played a big role in influencing Jazz Fusion to incorporate Funk elements into the music. Wayne
Shorter, Herbie Hancock and Miles Davis themselves have admitted to being fans of George Clinton and vice versa. But to
answer you're question: no. Funkadelic and Parliament never really did anything with Jazz, theyre more like Funk and
"Psychedelic Funk". But I LOVE George Clinton to death.
And yeah this song rules Potsy, I think Fela Kuti may become my latest obsession.
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Sounds interesting. Gonna check it out!
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I love world music, I think it's one of the most underrated genres on the planet, one that really deserves a lot more attention, so I will definitely be checking this out. Great review as always Hernan. Pos!
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Album Rating: 4.0
"I love world music"
so do I :D
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how'd i miss this one? nice review man pos'd
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