Roy Ayers & Fela Kuti - 2000 Blacks Got To Be Free
Alright, like I said, some more jazz coming up, well this right here isn't really jazz in it's purest form, but I guess it kinda makes sense. After I started of with some 50's bebop and 60's freejazz, Prout took it to the 70's with some smooth souljazz. And now I'm taking it to the 80's with this briliant 1980 collabo between 2 genius musicians, Roy Ayers and Fela Kuti.
Y'all probably know of Roy Ayers, so not really any need to introduce him I guess. Most of y'all will know Fela Kuti as well I suppose, but if you don't, start getting all his records (start with Expensive Shit, featuring the briliant 'Water No Get Enemy'). Fela Kuti merged African rhythms and American soul influences into his own style. On this record, there's 2 extended jams, both of them don't get boring for one second, they could have even gone on for much longer. The record is available as a re-issue, so it shouldn't be that hard to find on vinyl, I know I got my copy. If only more house dj's would throw records like this into their sets....
J Dilla ft. Common & D'Angelo - So Far So Good
Oh and on a little side note, the man who once worked on a cover of Fela's 'Water No Get Enemy' has finally returned, D'Angelo. He appears on a track of Dilla's upcoming album on BBE Records. Okay it's not much yet, but it gives a little hope that that third album is finally coming up, let's hope so! Here's the mp3, unfortunately it's from a promo, so there's some annoying snippets from the movie The Shining thrown in, so I guess we'll have to wait for the release for a good version, but this works for now.
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