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King Sunny Adé Bábá mo Túndé (IndigeDisc)
With his regal nickname and his rep as one of Africa’s most important musical figures, Nigeria’s King Sunny Adé should really be far better known in America than as an exotic novelty first introduced here in the early 1980s. As they say, though, what goes around comes around, and considering the recent rise of both Afrobeat and jam-band cultures, it seems an opportune time for the legendary guitarist/singer to reach an entire new generation. The two-CD Bábá mo Túndé, his first new studio work in 10 years, gives the now 64-year-old jùjú master a fine calling card to offer young ears, as it’s filled with the kind of open-ended, free-flowing performances that have always marked his marathon concerts but have rarely been captured on recordings. With a small army of percussionists churning away underneath, Adé, abetted by American keyboardists Joe Doria and Wayne Horvitz, Hints of the Cure, the Sisters of Mercy, and the Psychedelic Furs scuttle along the floorboards as tempos turn sluggish. The band ends things in hangover mode — which is unfair, since it didn’t throw much of a party.
— ROB O’CONNOR 10/01/10
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