From: t-bird (djtbird1@yahoo.com)
Date: Sat Dec 14 2002 - 01:31:00 CET
this is not an authoratative answer (since i have no
proof), but given that tony allen has been playing
drums as long as common's probably been alive, and is
one of the architects of afrobeat, i think jay dee's
sampling tony, not the other way around...
-t
--- _dakati _ <dakati@postmaster.co.uk> wrote:
> Other than my own curiosity, I know this has nothing
> to do with anything, but.... I heard this track on
> the radio last night by Tony Allen called
> 'Asiko'.... After hearing the first minute or so I
> instantly recognized the guitar, drum, and bass line
> as the same instrumentation Jay Dee utilizes on the
> Common track 'Heat' from 'Like Water for Chocolate'.
> Now, here's what i'm curious about. Which came
> first? Tony Allen's 'Black Voices' which 'Asiko'
> appears, was released in 1999 -- the same year 'Like
> Water for Chocolate' came out. Is Jay Dee sampling
> Tony Allen or is it vice versa?
>
> Maybe someone knows?
>
> Any help would be most appreciated!
>
> jeff
>
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