Noko Nya M'akire - Musik

DAN BOADI & THE AFRICAN INTERNATIONALS - Money Is The Root Of Evil Aestuarium Jamie Hodge's Label Comes Correct With A Masterful Follow Up To The Philip Cohran Artistic Heritage Ensemble's "On The Beach" Masterpiece. This Time The Focus Is Purest Funky Afrobeat Two Long Jams Adorning This Wicked Twelve. Dan Boadi Rose To Prominence Mid-70's Topping The National Charts In His Native Ghana With The Abrabo LP Which Apparently "sold Like Apples". Dan Decided To Try His Luck In The United States Arriving In Chicago In 1978. With Little Fanfare He Released Money Is The Root Of Evil In A Limited Run Of 500 Copies. The LP's Two Cuts "Money Is The Root Of Evil" And "Play That Funky Music" Launched The Propulsive Afro-Beat Of Nigeria's FELA KUTI Into The Majestic Psychedelic Abandon Of The American Dancefloor. At Least That Was The Intention. What Should Have Become A Venerable Loft/Warehouse Monster Passed Unnoticed. Dejected Dan Returned To Ghana Unable To Grasp His Would-Be American Market. BOADI Returned To The US At The End Of 1991 And What He Found Was A Very Different Set Of Circumstances. An Optimistic BOADI Proclaimed "Okay We've Got To Start A Band Right Away We're Going To Try This Again." BOADI's New Group GHANATTA Found Itself Right At Home In Chicago's Afro-Caribbean Circuit Fitting In With The Newly Defined "world Music" Market. Litte Did BOADI Know That His His First Recording Session In Chicago Years Earlier Would Draw Him There For Good. Now That African Music Had Become More Defined And Understood By The American Audience Boadi Was Receiving Praise For His Authenticity. We Hope BOADI's Wait Is Now Over Money Is The Root Of Evil Has Stood The Test Of Time And We Believe That The Energy And Atmosphere Of DAN BOADI's Music Remains Prescient. Both Songs Drip Sweat On The Dancefloor - Each Swinging With A Tight Afro-Beat/disco/funk-Fused Propulsion. This EP Truly Deserves To Be Heard Take A Listen To What We've All Been Missing Out On All These Years! read less