Highlighting the Godfather in his “mustache-era”, the documentary begins with James landing in Africa, to great applause.

Includes both live performances, interviews, and a glimpse into his creative process in the studio.

Considered by some to be one of the best James Brown documentaries.

Kokolo (/kəˈkoʊloʊ/ kə-KOH-loh), also known as the Kokolo Afrobeat Orchestra, is an American Afrobeat band from the Lower East Side of New York City, formed in 2001 by songwriter/producer Ray Lugo.

Adam Gibbons (born 24 March 1981) (performing as Lack of Afro) is an English musician, multi-instrumentalist and producer from Exeter, England.

This track comes from the Mo’ Record Kicks compilation, featuring various remixes of Record Kicks artists.

The original Kokolo tune, a cover of the classic James Brown composition, can be found on the band’s James Brown tribute record, Heavy Hustling, released in 2009.

The song idiba https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JG_XtG7Z6cY After finding out he died I get quite emotional listening to it for some reason even though it sounds happy? I just keep listening to this song. It became oddly personal for me. But I have no idea what he is saying or what the song is about. Funny how music works. Can anyone please help?

As one RYM user put it,

"You have to be mentally prepared here to receive an overdose of infernal Afro-Latin rhythms: the TONS of percussions, combined with a funky bass and fast drums, contribute to make this record a very original and jaw-dropping exhibition of impossible rhythmic section performance. Lise Cousineau's delightful female lead vocals are among the craziest & most excentric ones i have ever heard: her heavy breath G-spot tornado performance on "J'Freak Assez" makes me want to hear more...WOW! That's very sexy. Many parts remind a complex Frank Zappa's music, featuring George Duke on Fender Rhodes, especially on the "Ambush" track, even containing an ultra pleasant winner ambience made of dynamic brass arrangements. The slowly but surely accelerating rhythm outrageously loaded on "J'freak Assez" is a real success."

Hiiii!

I've always wanted to listen to Afrobeat, but I've never known where to start!

Can anyone recommend the best albums, both classic and modern, in this genre?

Thank you so much!

One of a number of Afrobeat bands that seemingly fell victim to the global pandemic, Antropofónica was a shining example of the vibrant Argentinian Afrobeat scene.

My hope is that this fine group that IMHO, released one of the greatest Afrobeat records of the last decade, titled “A”, (the complete album is in a post on this subreddit) reforms and once again, blesses the planet with their stellar sounds.