Released in 1970, Afreaka! is a wild mash of Afro-Latin funk, breakbeats, tripped-out soul, jazz fusion, and psychedelic journeying. These seven black musicians took on everything that was happening, and were musicians enough to make it work for them. Most tracks run in the eight- and nine-minute range and get down with tough drums at the core, with rhythmic shifts happening on a grooved dime. Killer horns, Hammond B-3s, electric guitars, and deep tough slinky funky bass all wind together to create a mix so utterly intoxicating and fluid that it's difficult to take in one listen -- check out the Eastern mode sax solo on "Another Country" or the stomp-and-slide greasiness of "Past Present and Future." There's also a fine extended voodoolicious psych-soul cover of Ray Harris' R&B classic "Mercy" (subtitled "Variation No. 1"). This is the real deal -- solid, freaky-deaky, and groove-centric. Line-up / Musicians Sleepy Jack Joseph/Bass Ayinde Folarin/Congas Paddy Corea/Congas,Flute,Saxophone Steven John/Drums W. Raphael Joseph/Guitar Ray Rhoden/Organ,Piano Clarance Brooms Crosdale/Trombone Smokey Adams/Vocals Discography(Album) Afreaka! 1970
1.Past Present And Future 2.Disillusioned Man 3.Another Country 4.Hymn To Mother Earth 5.Mercy (Variation No. 1)
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