Wanda Kenya
Africa 5000 LP
Vinyl
Genre: Latin
EAN: 8435008864248
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Wganda Kenya was ahead of his time, anticipating current Afro-Latin funk trends in a prescient way that has inspired a legion of fans around the world. As part of this legacy, "Africa 5,000" (1975) has a legendary reputation as one of Discos Fuentes' best, hard-to-find Afro-Caribbean funk records and is a highly prized collector's item.
This LP contains several classic dancefloor gems as well as some lesser-known nuggets and a bonus track not included on the album, plus informative notes.
"Africa 5,000" (1975) has a legendary reputation as one of Colombia's best, hard-to-find Afro-funk records and is now a highly prized collector's item. The epic "La torta" ("The Cake") kicks things off with a lively Colombian interpretation of Haitian compas. The track is still a big picó (amplified sound system) hit at verbenas (outdoor dance parties). 'fiebre de lepra' ('leprosy fever') was also released as a 45 single and is certainly one of Wganda Kenya's wilder tracks.
The funky wah-wah guitar, the Makossa-style bass, the manic organ and the feverish, crazy vocals (by Wilson 'Saoko' Manyoma and Joe Arroyo) show that Fruko and his buddies had a lot of fun in the studio. For this reason alone, "Africa 5,000" is a coveted album because it contains Fruko and Javier García's outrageously funky and quirky "Tifit hayed", which has become a tropical dancefloor favorite in recent years. The "kitchen sink" is used here too, including massive Latin bass lines, tasteful Farfisa organ stabs, a bluesy, jazzy piano solo and plenty of humorous vocal sound effects (including animal noises and lip grumbling). However, it's the pounding breakbeats and cowbell counterpoint that keep dance floors on their toes. Side B jumps out of the speakers with the heavy, proud "El caterete", which was the flipside of the "Fiebre de lepra" single and is based on the 1970 song "Cateretê" by Brazilian singer / songwriter Marku Ribas.
Like Fuentes' sister band Afrosound, Wganda Kenya was ahead of its time, anticipating current Afro-Latin funk trends in a prescient way that has inspired a legion of fans around the world, and this re-release of "Africa 5,000" will only further cement the band's growing reputation among today's tropical psychedelia aficionados. First time re-release.
This LP contains several classic dancefloor gems as well as some lesser-known nuggets and a bonus track not included on the album, plus informative notes.
"Africa 5,000" (1975) has a legendary reputation as one of Colombia's best, hard-to-find Afro-funk records and is now a highly prized collector's item. The epic "La torta" ("The Cake") kicks things off with a lively Colombian interpretation of Haitian compas. The track is still a big picó (amplified sound system) hit at verbenas (outdoor dance parties). 'fiebre de lepra' ('leprosy fever') was also released as a 45 single and is certainly one of Wganda Kenya's wilder tracks.
The funky wah-wah guitar, the Makossa-style bass, the manic organ and the feverish, crazy vocals (by Wilson 'Saoko' Manyoma and Joe Arroyo) show that Fruko and his buddies had a lot of fun in the studio. For this reason alone, "Africa 5,000" is a coveted album because it contains Fruko and Javier García's outrageously funky and quirky "Tifit hayed", which has become a tropical dancefloor favorite in recent years. The "kitchen sink" is used here too, including massive Latin bass lines, tasteful Farfisa organ stabs, a bluesy, jazzy piano solo and plenty of humorous vocal sound effects (including animal noises and lip grumbling). However, it's the pounding breakbeats and cowbell counterpoint that keep dance floors on their toes. Side B jumps out of the speakers with the heavy, proud "El caterete", which was the flipside of the "Fiebre de lepra" single and is based on the 1970 song "Cateretê" by Brazilian singer / songwriter Marku Ribas.
Like Fuentes' sister band Afrosound, Wganda Kenya was ahead of its time, anticipating current Afro-Latin funk trends in a prescient way that has inspired a legion of fans around the world, and this re-release of "Africa 5,000" will only further cement the band's growing reputation among today's tropical psychedelia aficionados. First time re-release.
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