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01. LES FRERES SMITH - Djilan
02. LES FRERES SMITH - Crisis
03. LES FRERES SMITH - Trouble
04. LES FRERES SMITH - Koni
05. LES FRERES SMITH - AK 54
06. LES FRERES SMITH - Nia Mangolo
07. LES FRERES SMITH - SuperMandingue
08. LES FRERES SMITH - Lamale
09. LES FRERES SMITH - Free to Go
10. LES FRERES SMITH - Liar
11. LES FRERES SMITH - Better Thing
ARTIST
TITLE
Free to Go
FORMAT
CD

LABEL
CATALOG #
CCCC 002CD CCCC 002CD
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
4/21/2015

Paris-based collective ©© Les Frères Smith follow up their acclaimed (by La Sélection FIP, Radio Nova, Vibrations, Songlines, Gilles Peterson, Laurent Garnier, and more) 2011 full-length debut, Contreband Mentality, with an even more ambitious LP. Free to Go was recorded the old-school way and mixed by genius producer Masta Conga in line with the tradition of the great albums of the analog era, which results in a warm and heavy sound, worthy of comparison to the productions of Daptone Records or Truth & Soul. Generously sprinkled with multiple influences inherited from the warm '70s sound, their dynamic and sharp recorded music reveals itself as totally explosive on stage where the Parisian combo is now recognized as one of the best live Afrobeat acts, mainly thanks to years of stage experimentations and multiple tours in France, the UK, and Europe (Roskilde Festival, Lounge On the Farm, Les Nuits Zébrées). While their first album featured Tony Allen, Oghene Kologbo, and musicians from Fela Kuti's band, Free to Go features the divine Malian singer Mamani Keïta, Guinean griot Djeli Moussa Condé, and the Barbadian flow of Milo. Other vocals are performed by the charming and enchanting Swala Emati Smith, with a soul resonant of Lauryn Hill's style, and the charismatic Prosper Smith in a Camerounaise libertarian protest-style spoken word.