Positive Black Soul

janka@cs.utexas.edu
Mon, 8 Apr 1996 17:19:51 -0500 (CDT)


Just got their album 'Salaam', which it says is their first...tho
I was under the impression somehow that they had an earlier one...
although this one does have the track 'Je ne sais pas' which MC Solaar
makes reference to in one of his tracks (and they him on another track).
I believe the story goes that Solaar 'discovered' this group.

Anyways, great album...mostly French rap, a few English ones, and some
in to my best guess, one of the Senagalese languages...(Wolof??) almost
all with hip-hop beats and jazzy/traditional Senegalese backgrounds.
Lyrics are political and cultural...'Respect the Nubians' about the
Africa vs. African-American (or I suppose more generally
African-anywhereelsebutafrica) topic, 'Le Borreau est noir' - Elitist african
governments, 'Ataya' (Senegalese tea) lounging at a tea party with rhythmic
style a l'Alliance Ethnik, and more tracks politically focused on Africa.

According to the liner notes, Pigale Boom Bass from La Funk Mob produces
a couple tracks and Raw Stylus does others.

Again, great album...check it out if you can find it.

--john

john mcnutt
janka@cs.utexas.edu
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