Our super-explosive take alongside genious sax player Axel Camil of the sublime 'Yellow Fever' by the uncontested KING of Afro-beat the one and only Fela Kuti

Fela deplores the fashion among African women for skin-whitening creams, an example of the post-colonial inferiority complex he believed was holding back the country's development. The song addresses the fashion much as 1973’s “Gentleman” berated African men for adopting European suits and ties. Fela explains that if you catch an “original” fever such as jaundice, you will suffer but, with luck, survive, and your symptoms will fade away. But if you catch an “artificial” (self-inflicted) fever, such as the craze for skin bleaching: “Artificial catch you… na your money go do am for you, you go pass yellow, you go catch moustache for face, you got get your double colour, your yansch go black like coal, you self go think say you dey fine (but) who say you dey fine?” Whitening creams make you look sick on the outside, says Fela, and are symptomatic of being sick inside, too.

Fela Kuti - Yellow Fever (Sound of Mint Ethno Explosion Remix)

From the self-titled album 'Pat Thomas & Kwashibu Area Band,' out June 15th on Strut. 

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‘Gyae Su’ is a rearrangement of an older song, with a guitar concept typical of the classic Kwa or Kumasi bands and an overall tropical style. Ebo Taylor’s horn arrangements evoke the classic Afro-funk vibe that he originally made famous. The lyrics are as catchy as they are plaintive, with Thomas comforting the listener, “Don’t cry! Life has its ups and downs. Just take it easy and don’t shed any tears.”

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Gyae Su

Pat Thomas & Kwashibu Area Band - Gyae Su

Big thanx for the fine mixing by @samueltegaro, for the bass/flutes by Aidin and at last but not at least fat big up massa @dj-paulao-br for making me such a great vinyl present!

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Brazil 45, number 26: http://www.mrbongo.com/products/georgette-kirie-b-w-claudia-com-mais-de-30

'Kirie' is one of ‘those’ tracks. It gets better with every listen and you hear something different every time. You won’t forget it, and you can’t get it - taken from the hard to obtain ‘A Moca do Mar’ LP on Tapecar in 1976, previously unavailable on 7”. Long championed by Gilles Peterson and co.

Tight uplifting guitar changes, layered percussion and super-subtle strings groove under Georgette’s vocal, backed by a chorus of male vocals.

We are delighted to release this track, just in time for summer. Special thanks to Gareth ‘The Knowledge’ Stephens for digging it up.


As if the A Side wasn’t enough… The AA side features one of Claudia’s best, ‘Com Mais de 30’ a cover of Marcos and Paulo Sergio Valle original version.

Fuzz guitars, piano, huge drums, percussion and Claudia’s soaring vocal make for a heavy yet uplifting MPB/funk track of the highest order.

Features on her hard to find ‘Jesus Cristo’ LP on Odeon in 1971. Also featured on the Fourtet and Floating Points Plastic People mix.

Georgette - Kirie

From the self-titled album 'Pat Thomas & Kwashibu Area Band,' out June 15th on Strut.

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From the album liner notes:
An “Africo” crossover style typical of early 1970s Accra in the style of Osibisa and Alhaji K Frimpong. It's one of the most funky tracks on the album and features some superb harmonic and melodic touches. Thomas's lyrics are defiant: “This is my life, my turn. You can talk about all my problems and dance in my misery. But it's not going to be like that forever. You can talk all you want but things will always get better for me.”

The track features a yearning trumpet solo from another Ghanaian legend, Osei Tutu. Osei was a member of Hedzolleh Sounds and also played alongside Ebo and Pat in the Sweet Beans. 

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Me Ho Asem

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Very first goodie from SMS FOR LOCATION VOL.III by Pierre Kwenders (@realpierrekwenders) & UPROOT ANDY (@uprootandy) 👅

Full mixtape release Dec 13. Pre-save on https://backl.ink/101013691

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Its a incredible song from this incredible contemporany artist. Check her album: Um Corpo No Mundo. It worth every minute. A lot of afro brazilian influences on it.
My version brings therhythm called Maculele. Its a style and dance that exist since slave times. And it has a strong link with Capoeira. And this percussion is heavy used in Baile Funk music. 

Dessa vez eu faço uma versão da BAnho do Folhas da incrivel Lueji Luna. Usei percussões do Maculele baiano. Estilo que o Funk Carioca usa muito. O Maculele tem suas raizes na época dos escravos e é uma dança e música que é muito ligada a Capoeira. 

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Luedji Luna - Banho de Folhas (Tahira Maculele Edit)

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