I gathered this while working on Sound Systember. So glad to finally be able to share it here.
Dele Sosimi was born in Hackney, East London, but returned to his parents' native Nigeria at the age of four. Dele was musically schooled & raised in Fela Anikulapo Kuti's shadow at the height of early 70s Afrobeat. Chosen by Fela to join his band at somewhat of a tender age, he was still a young man when he began sharing his soundscape vision.
He fronted Fela's Glastonbury stage in 1984, becoming Musical Director for both Fela's Egypt 80 & FemiKuti's Positive Force. After Fela's passing in 1997, Dele went on to concentrate on his own solo career. With diligent patience, he carved out his own Afrobeat niche. In London, where he again resides, his Afrobeat Vibration all-nighters are charged with the Sound System culture of his passion, labor, & unrelenting spirit.
You No Fit Touch Am was released by Wah Wah 45s in May 2015. It represents what Dele has become to today's music scene, something of an vital untouchable force. The album provided a musical representation of Dele's strong socio-political opinions, as well as delivering classic song-writing that could have come straight out of 1970s Lagos. You No Fit Touch Am was mixed by Ben Nostalgia (Nostalgia 77).
In his 4 star Mojo review, David Hutchinson sez:
"A Dub version could be a stone killer".
Well, here it is. Afrobeat icon Dele Sosimi's recent album gloriously re-imagined in Dub by two production masters, Prince Fatty & Nostalgia 77. Prince Fatty brings the spirit of 80s On-U Sound, Mikey Dread, & Mad Professor to the mix & Ben, being on the boards for the original, has intimate insight. This is a perfect blend of Afro-funk, Ethio jazz & Dub tripping off into the deepness of groove, space, & time. I couldn't let this month pass without sharing this nugget.
All Dubs performed live & mixed by Prince Fatty / Nostalgia 77. Original sessions recorded at The Fish Factory Studio London, mixed at the Ironworks, Brighton.
Wah Wah 45s WAHLP010, 2016.
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Side A -
You No Fit Touch Am Dub
E Go Betta Dub
Santuary Dub
Side B -
Na My Turn Dub
Dance Together Dub
I Don’t Care Dub
bonus track
Dance Together (radio Dub)
African unity,
NØ
You No Fit Touch Am in Dub
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As a big fan of the old school Afrobeat,I like this one too,it s in the spirit of Fela Kuti.
ReplyDeleteThanks brother, Always glad to hit you with a good one.
DeleteAlready in my collection ... Just commenting to say yet another TOP selection from the Mighty NØ!
ReplyDeleteThank you, kind anon.
DeleteAfrobeat dub, this is promising !
ReplyDeleteDele is top-tier Afrobeat & anything that Prince Fatty has a hand in is superior. Great combo. Thanks, Mk.
DeleteThanks NØ! Your last two offerings have explored wonderful unexplored worlds. I'm a huge fan of Afrobeat (and highlife and soukous and Gnawa and) AND Dub.
ReplyDeleteI often think of you (my most loyal follower) when I share certain items. You came to mind for some reason when I was sharing this & I don't think I even knew of your like for Afrocentric sounds. Thank you so much for always taking the time to keep a dialogue going. It is the icing on my sharing cake.
DeleteThanks NØ, I really really appreciate your time and passion and effort that you put into sharing with us. I'm glad to know that you feel appreciated.
DeleteWe haven't talked of my enjoyment of Afrocentric sounds. My collection's two largest genres are Reggae and African, so I was thrilled to see not one, but two albums that I'd never seen or even heard of. They remind me of Gaudi's remixes of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, in that they're two groups I wouldn't have thought came together in that way. I remember coming across some African links that were dead when I first found your site, but I haven't gone back to find them yet. Yet.
I covered the entire continent of Africa when I was doing Musick Around the World back in 2013. Most of the links are probably dead by now but I have all the musick on file. I usually just re-up any of it when someone lets me know. If you find things you might like, please let me know if the links are dead. It's the only way I know without going back & checking every share myself, but the project means so much to me that I want to keep it alive. I depend on folks such as yourself to let me know.
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