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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