Sahara Swing

by Karl Hector & The Malcouns

Sahara Swing cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 8 July 2008
  • Label: Now-Again
  • Country: Germany
  • Length: 45:47
  • Community rating: 3.77/5 from 5 ratings

Artists on this release: Stu Krause, JJ Whitefield, Bo Baral, Zdenko Curulija, Franz Brunner, Wolfgang Schlick, Ben Abarbanel-Wolff, The Malcouns, Karl Hector, Thomas Myland, Arsene Cimbar

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Formed by JJ Whitefield of the Poets of Rhythm, this incredibly authentic-sounding project masterfully recreates the dusty, heavy grooves of 1970s African funk. Mixing raw Afrobeat polyrhythms with swirling, psychedelic Ethio-jazz horns, the record sounds exactly like a recently unearthed crate-digging treasure from a forgotten era. It was highly acclaimed for its flawless, respectful dedication to classic analog funk production.

Genres

Descriptors: rhythmic, instrumental, improvisation, funky, percussive, polyrhythmic, guitars, groove-laden

Tracklist

  1. When The Sun Breaks Through (1:27)
  2. Nyx (3:53)
  3. Followed Path (4:45)
  4. Transition >J< (0:56)
  5. Sahara Swing (3:29)
  6. Psycles (4:10)
  7. Transition >I< (0:15)
  8. Koloko Pt. 1 (2:51)
  9. Debere (2:36)
  10. Transition >Z< (0:32)
  11. Jabore Pt. 3 (4:06)
  12. Mystical Brotherhood (2:40)
  13. Timely Interuption (0:21)
  14. Transition >B< (0:41)
  15. Mellow (Version) (3:24)
  16. Rush Hour (2:29)
  17. Transition >W< (1:03)
  18. Toure Samar (3:16)
  19. Passau Run (2:43)

Credits

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