Alma Afrobeat Ensemble - Monkey See Monkey Do '2019

Tracks list

 With Monkey See, Monkey Do, Barcelonese afrobeat formation Alma Afrobeat
Ensemble is already presenting its fourth long player. The title of the album
refers to the English expression meaning people start imitating things or
adopting behavior without any knowledge of the facts or being disturbed by the
possible consequences of their actions. In the track list, classic afrobeat
tracks like opener Remember, about the lies and false promises politicians keep
feeding us, the steaming Stealin, in which they denounce scammers who only use
religion to enrich themselves, or the more than eight minute long Eshu, but this
time also experiments with instruments that you wouldnt immediately associate
with afrobeat, like the banjo and the Dobro (a guitar brand focusing on building
resonator guitars, a type of acoustic guitar developed by John Dopyera where the
sound is amplified by one or more metal cones, the so-called resonators), among
others, to be heard in title track Monkey See... or Copy Copy. They also invited
guests like producer Ian Toole and guitarist/vocalist Ray Lugo (both members of
New York based Kokolo Afrobeat Orchestra, but we also remembered the latter from
his work with The Boogaloo Destroyers), Barcelonese Jack-of-all-trades duo ZA!
(Zafro) and Italian DJ Quiet, to remix some of the new songs. With his Stealin
The Club, a dance remix of the aforementioned Stealin, the latter provides some
afrobeats on Monkey See, Monkey Do, and with ...Monkey Do Toole and Lugo created
a short funky version of title track Monkey See.... For the cover illustration
of the album, the band once again turned to a painter, this time Congolese
artist Dolet Malalu. We continue to enjoy the sounds of this Spanish afrobeat
band that is not afraid to experiment but at the same time always shows the
necessary respect for the foundations of the genre!
:: TRACKLIST ::

01. Remember
02. Monkey See
03. Copy Copy
04. Zafro
05. Stealin
06. Bakers Nightmare
07. Eshu
08. Sideral Funk
09. Mho Van Fer Fer
10. Monkey Do [Ian Toole Mix]
11. Stealing The Club [Dance Remix]
12. Eshu [Radio Edit]
13. Remember [Radio Edit]

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