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Accent of Tampa Bay, Album Review >>
Henry Cole and the Afrobeat Collective
Roots Before Branches
Quicksilver Puerto Rican drummer Henry Cole knows how Wayne SHorter might have jammed with Fela Kuti. Or what Miles would have done if only he'd gone Afro-Caribbean with his rock-jazz hybrids. He hears how jazz can grab the rootsy sounds of bomba, plena and Cuban rumba, and sparkle with electro sheen and rock energy.
Roots Before Branches is a gently autobiographical yet firmly funky vision that channels the joie-de-vivre of Cole's home scene in Puerto Rico and the bright sophistication of New York's jazz heights. Equally able to jam with a hip hop crew of jazz masters. Cole harnesses his well-honed rhythmic power and his love of catchy, evocative melodies to create a deep, wide-ranging vision of unity, balance, and Afro-Caribbean creativity.
rockpaperscissors.biz 02/01/12
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