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GANGBE BRASS BANDWHENDO
Gangbé Brass Band from Benin come on strong with another heavy-hitting jazz-based album. Drumming is to the fore, but we get more horns and better arrangements than their first album as they explore their roots. From Fela Kuti's Kalakuta Republic to New Orleans is a giant step but they stride across in spirited style. "Oblemou" tells tales from the front lines of the New Orleans marching bands of yore, but they are not nostalgic drunks weeping in their mint juleps. They keep the solos tight and tidy. "Remember Fela," a tribute to Fela Kuti, states everything you need to know about Afrobeat in a simple groove. The percussive bed makes for a restless horn section and they churn along, shredding the sheets. Then there's bits of everything musical in between those disparate worlds. My favourite track is "Segala" which quotes Mancini -- the "Pink Panther" theme and not the "Baby elephant walk" you'd expect! WHENDO is a classic album.
-Alastair Johnston 11/01/04 >> go there
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