Africa Is The Future, by Kologbo

Africa Is The Future

by Kologbo

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Vincent 49 (son of anarchy) when afrobeat music falls down from the skies just inside the hand of a great musician : Kologbo

old_woodstock Great Album From a Great Artist ... From The start to the end, this Album is taking you to another Galaxy ..... it's not just Afrobeat ... it's Going beyond

bootzy yes very much..

Global Riddims One of the better Afrobeat albuls this year Favorite track: Don’t Mind Them.

lieven verstraete Warning. There's much afrobeat these days, too much afrobeat in fact if you ask me. Most of the new bands just aren't inspired and groovy enough... But man oh man! this is so great!! perfect grooves, great guitarwork, and super horns.. Most certainly one of my albums of the year!!!

mOve the grOOve Fantastic cover art work!

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1.	You No Lie 03:59		buy track
2.	Abandon Property 03:13		buy track
3.	Adjoleru 04:41	info	buy track
4.	Who Is Who 06:13 video		buy track
5.	Africa Is The Future 04:59		buy track
6.	Another Man Thing 04:19		buy track
7.	Don’t Mind Them 04:50		buy track
8.	My People 04:18		buy track

about

Guitar legend Oghene Kologbo was born in Warri, Nigeria in 1957. His father was the well known highlife musician Joe King Kologbo. When Kologbo was a teenager, he began performing with the revolutionary Afrobeat master Fela Kuti. Kologbo went on to record more than 50 sides with Africa 70. He played the hypnotic tenor guitar lines, but often recorded bass and rhythm guitar too. Kologbo was Fela's personal assistant and "tape recorder". That is, it was his job to remember the melodies Fela would sing to him late at night, then teach them to the band at rehearsal the next day. In 1978, after a show at the Berlin Jazz Festival, Kologbo left the band (along with Tony Allen and a few others) and stayed in Berlin.

In the 1980s and 1990s, Kologbo worked with the legendary but short-lived Roots Anabo. He also toured and recorded with King Sunny Ade, Tony Allen, and Brenda Fosse, among others. In 2005, Kologbo began working with the Afrobeat Academy, Berlin's heaviest afrobeat ensemble — which later on morphed into Ebo Taylor's and then Pat Thomas' backing bands — and released together in 2007 the album "Remember Fela Kuti". In 2008 he moved to France to join Tony Allen's on tenor guitar. After nearly a year playing and teaching Afrobeat in Brazil, Kologbo came back to France to work on his new record, "Africa is the Future", produced by Loik Dury and Grant Phabao from the Paris DJs label/mediae.

"Africa Is The Future" is a true collective effort, with many guests gathering forces on the project: Tony Allen, playing drums on 5 tracks out of 8 (Nigeria/France), singer Pat Thomas (Ghana), deejay Joseph Cotton (Jamaica), singer Ayo (Nigeria/Germany), horn players from the Afrobeat Academy (Germany) or from Les Frères Smith (France), members of Antibalas (USA), Newen Afrobeat (Chile), etc. This is afrobeat from the 21st century at its purest, blending the originators and the descendants together ! And it's just a new beginning, with Kologbo now preparing new live & recording projects…

credits

released October 6, 2017

Oghene Kologbo - drums (3, 4, 7), keyboards (1, 5, 6), harmonica (2) bass, percussion, tenor & rhythm guitar, vocals (all songs)
Tony Allen - drums (1, 2, 5, 6, 8)
Pat Thomas - vocals (1, 5)
Joseph Cotton - vocals (8)
Ayo - backing vocals (1, 2, 3, 5)
Ben Abarbanel-Wolff - tenor & baritone saxophone (1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8)
Stu Krause - trumpet (1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8)
Nicolas Sakelario - alto & baritone saxophone (4, 7)
Fabrice Fila - tenor saxophone (4, 7)
Alfred Sonou : percussions (4, 7)

Additional musicians :
Joe King Kologbo - first guitar solo (6)
Christophe 'Disco' Minck - keyboards (5)
Julien Sannicolo - trumpet (7)
Daniele Martini - tenor saxophone (4, 7)
Marcelo Morales - tenor saxophone solo (4)
Martín Perna - flute (1)
Klaus Brantmayer - flute (4)
Martin Lamarle - tenor guitar (4)
Nicolas Libertad - additional lead vocals (4)
Macarena Rozic, Francisca Castro, María Francisca Riquelme, Camila Fuentes - backing vocals (4, 7)
Serena Kologbo - backing vocals (1, 3, 5, 4, 7, 2)

1, 2, 3, 5, 8 recorded and produced by Loik Dury at Kraked
6 recorded and produced by Loik Dury at Kraked and Grant Phabao at Paris DJs
1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8 mixed by Loik Dury and Grant Phabao
4, 7 recorded, produced and mixed by Grant Phabao at Paris DJs
Artwork by Bruno Liance, interior art, finishes & labels by Ben Hito
℗ 2017 Kraked / T.I.M.E.C. / Paris DJs

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Le Son de la Ville Lumière Vol.1

Apr 2023
Le Son de la Ville Lumière Vol.2

Apr 2023
Le Son de la Ville Lumière Vol.3

Apr 2023
Push It Up feat. Kylie Auldist (Grant Phabao Remix)

Apr 2023
Bridge Of Life

Feb 2019
Wearplay EP#33 - O.C.B. (Oghene Come Back)

Jan 2019
Wearplay EP#32 - Watch Out feat. Joseph Cotton

Oct 2018
Wearplay EP#31 - Disorganized

Aug 2018
Wearplay EP#30 - Gbo Gbo Eniyan

Jul 2018
Grant Phabao Afrofunk Arkestra

Jun 2018
Wearplay EP#28 - Cool Down feat. Monkuti

May 2018
Wearplay EP#27 - Afro Bikutsi Live!

Apr 2018
Wearplay EP#26 - Dog Eat Dog

Apr 2018
Wearplay EP#25 - Change The System

Mar 2018
Wearplay EP#24 - Get Rich Quick feat. Newen Afrobeat & Les Freres Smith

Feb 2018
Wearplay EP#23 - Music No Get Enemy

Jan 2018
Wearplay EP#22 - Look Around feat. Newen Afrobeat & Les Freres Smith

Dec 2017
Wearplay EP#21 - C.F.A. Music

Nov 2017
Africa Is The Future

Oct 2017
Wearplay LP#16 - The Highlife Express - Deep & Funky Africa 80's

Jun 2017
Wearplay EP#15 - Paris DJs Mask & Feathers

Jun 2017
Wearplay EP#13 - Paris DJs Soundsystem Eiffelmat

Jun 2017
Wearplay EP#12 - Dis Is Good For You (Japanese Version)

Jun 2017
Wearplay EP#11 - Don't Sell Your Soul

Jun 2017
Wearplay EP#10 - We Are The Fire Inside Your Mind

Jun 2017
Wearplay EP#09 - Vinyl Is Good For You

Jun 2017
Wearplay EP#08 - Rise Of The Troubadour Warriors

Jun 2017
Wearplay EP#07 - Japanese Eiffel Tower

Jun 2017
Wearplay EP#06 - A House Divided Against Itself Cannot Stand

Jun 2017
Wearplay LP#05 - A Healthy Obsession With Pétanque

Jun 2017
Wearplay EP#04 - Tropical Eiffel Tower

Jun 2017
Wearplay EP#03 - Have You Ever Been To Electric Afroland?

Jun 2017
Wearplay EP#02 - Heavyweight Gambit, No Holds Barred!

May 2017
Wearplay EP#01 - Dis Is Good For You

May 2017
Don't Mind Them

Sep 2016
Rub A Dub Inna Di Dancehall

Feb 2016
Return Of The Dig-Fu (Akalé Wubé Remix)

Dec 2015
Falling feat. Aloe Blacc & Gift Of Gab (Grant Phabao Remix)

Nov 2015
Heavyweight Gambit, No Holds Barred! - Foot Stompers and Freaky Soul Vol.2

Oct 2015
Alègntayé feat. Genet Asefa (Grant Phabao Remix)

Oct 2015
The Fourth feat. Muyiwa Kunnuji

Oct 2015
My Father

Sep 2015
Mr. DJ Let The Music Play

Sep 2015
Promises (Grant Phabao Remix)

Jun 2015
Massive Hits From The Grant Phabao Factory

Feb 2015
Reggae Specials Vol.6 - Jamaican Icons

Dec 2014
Talking & Singing

Dec 2014
The Wow! (Ahw!)

Dec 2014
Reggae Reworks Vol.5

Oct 2014
Remix LP

Sep 2014
Rock Your Boat

Sep 2014
Killas, Thrillas & Chillas - Foot Stompers & Freaky Soul Vol.1

Sep 2014
The Downtown Rulers Club EP

Aug 2014
African Man b/w Adrian Quesada Remix

Aug 2014
Dis Is Reggae Soul Vol.1 - Jamaican Grooves

Aug 2014
Firewalker / Tokuta (Grant Phabao Remixes)

Aug 2014
I Won't Lie (Grant Phabao Remix) / Flaximus (Renegades Of Jazz B-boy Edit)

Aug 2014
Imitation Sounds / Weh Reggae Come From

Aug 2014
Itchin' For Your Love / Feelin' You Feelin' Me

Aug 2014
Vinyl Is Good For You Vol.1

Aug 2014
Reggae Reworks Vol.4: Solid Gold B-Boys

Jul 2014
A House Divided Against Itself Cannot Stand - Tropical Grooves & Afrofunk International Vol.5

May 2014
Spirituality and the Supernatural - Kaleidoscopic Jazz & Mind-Bending Poetry

Apr 2014
Reggae Reworks Vol.3: Dynamite B-Boys

Mar 2014
African Land

Mar 2014
Take The Chains Off Your Brains - Psychedelic Hip Hop, Funk & Jazz Grooves

Feb 2014
Reggae Reworks Vol.2: The Queen & The Abstract

Jan 2014
Guardians (Grant Phabao Remix)

Jan 2014
Zion Holy Place

Jan 2014
Reggae Reworks Vol.1: Masters Of Soul

Dec 2013
Push It

Nov 2013
Agatha

Nov 2013
Vendendo Saúde e Fé feat. Tita Lima (Grant Phabao Remix)

Nov 2013
Have You Ever Been To Electric Afroland? - Tropical Grooves & Afrofunk International Vol.4

Oct 2013
Too Rude

Oct 2013
Make A Sound (Like James Brown) (Grant Phabao Remix)

Sep 2013
Imitation Sounds

Sep 2013
Picaresca

Jul 2013
Rise of The Troubadour Warriors - Tropical Grooves & Afrofunk International Vol.3

Jul 2013
I Got To Be Free

Jun 2013
Don't Go Girls

Jun 2013
Firewalker (Grant Phabao Remix)

Jun 2013
Grant Phabao & Renegades Of Jazz Remixes

May 2013
Wipe The Tear From Your Eye

May 2013
Take Her To Jamaica Weh The Reggae Come From feat. Carlton Livingston

May 2013
We Are The Fire Inside Your Mind - Tropical Grooves & Afrofunk International Vol.2

May 2013
La Danse Du Shadow

Apr 2013
Plant Up A Vineyard

Apr 2013
Sweet Life feat. Allonymous (Grant Phabao Remix)

Apr 2013
Cramp & Paralyze

Apr 2013
Stepping Up In Time

Mar 2013
Go Supersonic (Grant Phabao Remix)

Mar 2013
Itchin' For Your Love

Mar 2013
I'll Do The Best I Can

Mar 2013
Talk 'bout Peace

Feb 2013
Tokuta (Grant Phabao Remix feat. Soul Sugar)

Feb 2013
African Man EP

Feb 2013
Budokan (Grant Phabao Remix)

Feb 2013
The Word Jam

Jan 2013
Keep On Rolling

Jan 2013
Stepping Up In Time EP

Jan 2013
The Mobsta

Dec 2012
C.F.A. Music

Dec 2012
Jackie Statement

Nov 2012
Too Much Blood a Run

Nov 2012
Music Weh Dem Wan (Blend Mishkin Remix)

Nov 2012
Dis Is Good For You - Tropical Grooves and Afrofunk International

Oct 2012
Come Ya Fi Talk

Oct 2012
Could Be Bitter (Jazz Rework)

Sep 2012
Ogun feat. Franck Biyong, Nicolas Baudino, Zakari Frantz

Sep 2012
Fe Bain

Sep 2012
The Iphone Connection

Sep 2012
Usain Bolt The Puma

Aug 2012
Don't Sell Your Soul / Zion Holy Place

Sep 2009
Teenager In Love

Mar 2009
Fever

Nov 2008

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