[2005] Akwaba (The Very Best Of) - Alpha Blondy 181mb @ 320kbs [only1joe]

Akwaba (The Very Best Of) - Alpha Blondy [2005]


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Amazon.com - Akwaba, meaning 'welcome', is the new hits collection from African rock/reggae star Alpha Blondy. This collection, which replaces a previous collection released in 2001, charts his 25 year career and includes his collaborations with The Wailers and UB40, plus new versions of songs such as 'Cocody Rock', 'Sweet Fanta Diallo' (Sweet Sweet) and 'Ya Fohi' (Yana de Fohi) recorded with contemporary R&B and hip-hop artists from Europe and Africa as well as original versions of hits such as 'Jerusalem', 'Masada', 'Brigadier' and 'Sabar'. 16 tracks. EMI. 2005.

David Jeffries, All Music Guide - Gifted with a sweet voice and a songwriting style that's sunny effervescence one minute, cutting and bitter the next, the enigmatic Alpha Blondy is an improbable combination of fun and revolution, new and old, earthy and tech, and more than anything, a tough one to compile. Akwaba: The Very Best of Alpha Blondy makes things even more risky by adding new remixes of some favorites, but the good news is they're tasteful, mostly beneficial, and probably just the way the modern-thinking Blondy wants to be represented. If you haven't encountered his reggae-by-way-of-Africa music, you're in for a treat, and Akwaba makes every effort to capture the maverick in a way that's thrilling. Tracks are laid out mostly in chronological fashion, but the sequencing occasionally jumps ahead or back in time to keep like songs separate, along with sprinkling in the new remixes to keep them from being afterthoughts or bonuses. Best of them all is the leading "Sweet Sweet," a more modern version of the closing "Sweet Fanta Diallo," with Lester Bilal providing a French rap. Up next is the slinking "Brigadier Sabari," Blondy's revolutionary arrival on the music scene with slow boiling venom. From here on it's wise picking of album tracks, all hooky and infectious but vital lyrically. If you don't speak French and Dioula, don't worry because the handholding liner notes explain what the pain, tension, and hope in Blondy's voice doesn't. When the disc ends, you realize you've heard some electronica, a wicked African reggae interpolation of the Ohio Players' "Fire" called "Wari," and an exciting collaboration with UB40, all held together by one man. Start here because as any longtime fan can tell you, Akwaba is an excellent introduction to this versatile artist.

Track Listings

[01] Sweet Sweet
[02] Brigadier Sabari
[03] Yana De Fohi > Magic System - Alpha Blondy
[04] Apartheid Is Nazism
[05] Cocody Rock > Alpha Blondy Featuring Neg' Marrons
[06] Jerusalem > With The Wailers
[07] Banana Poyo (Remix)
[08] Black Samouraï > Alpha Blondy & The Solar System
[09] Rasta Poue
[10] Travailler C'est Trop Dur > Alpha Blondy Featuring Mokobé
[11] Rendez-Vous (Cool Summer Mix) > (2005 Digital Remaster)
[12] Assinie Mafia > (2005 Digital Remaster)
[13] Masada
[14] Wari > (2005 Digital Remaster)
[15] Young Guns > Alpha Blondy Featuring UB40 (2005 Digital Remaster)
[16] Sweet Fanta Diallo

Total Mp3 Play Time > 01h:13m:20s
Total File Size > 181mb (Including MP3s, Art Covers & File)
Total Bit Size > 320kbps
Music File Type > I-Tunes v.9.0.0.70 MP3 Format
Music Video Format > N / A
Scanned Artwork > Yes @ 300dpi
Original CD Rip > Yes - only1joe
Original Uploader > Yes - only1joe
Upload Speed > 33-35KB/s
Music Genre > R&B Hip Hop Reggae
Release Date > 30 August 2005
Record Company > EMI Records
Artists WebSite >

> http://www.alphablondy.info
> http://www.myspace.com/alphablondy
> http://www.lyricsmania.com/alpha_blondy_lyrics.html
> http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=51732198704
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4pJMtXPFH4 [Cocody Rock]
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDe9tTYSOFE [Jerusalem]

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