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Warehouse find, last available copies. Following Afrobeat Makers Vol. 1 (now sold out), Comet is pleased to announce the second volume of the Afrobeat Makers collection. Tony Allen's original Afrobeat patterns revisited by some of the best international DJ/producers, among them: Doctor L (Paris), Thiago Franca (São Paulo), mps PILOT (Amsterdam), and GnoWee (Paris). Tony Allen has spread Afrobeat to the corners of the globe -- a perfect synthesis of tradition and sophistication. His various collaborations with great artists from all genres and styles is truly proof of his openness. Doctor L, a Paris based music producer, is a sound activist going through musical galaxies, fusing '80s punk rock to hip-hop, electronica and Afrobeat. In 2000 on Comet Records, he brought Lagos' Afrobeat into the third millennium with the album Black Voices by Tony Allen, and also presented his other project, Psyco On Da Bus. Since 2002, DJ/producer mps PILOT has immersed himself in the cutting-edge tropical bass scene. He slips between genres in every possible direction, mapping the cross-pollination and divergence of contemporary music. He has performed on three continents -- both in the remote desert and at major festivals. Thiago Franca is a producer, musician and saxophonist from São Paulo's art scene. He released an album with his power Afro-punk trio Meta Meta for the first time in 2014, and he is also developing his African-rooted solo outfit, Sambanzo. He was also in Criolo's touring band for two years, where he met Tony Allen, which led to two collaborations on the first Afrobeat Makers and Meta Meta albums.
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COMET 055LP
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The original Afrobeat Makers album, recorded by the master drummer Tony Allen, revisited and produced by the Afrobeat Makers with 12 exclusive Afro breakbeats. The Afrobeat Makers crew is comprised of Miguel Toro, Gyver Hypman, and Augusto. Toro, a Berlin-based music producer, is a drummer from Venezuela; Augusto is an African drummer and music producer at Paris Vintage Studio, Quadrature and Hypman is a French pattern-master. African-influenced music is everywhere, and from an early age, Fela Kuti's music was there to be absorbed. "Zombie" and "Kalakuta Show" were the songs to practice to if you wanted to build up your touch. Afrobeat and hip-hop share a common ground and hip-hop will always be influenced by the endless grooves of African music, as should all musical forms that are intended to move your soul and feet. Tony Allen has spread Afrobeat to the corners of the globe in a perfect synthesis of tradition and sophistication -- his various collaborations with great artists from all genres and styles are truly proof of his openness. Allen has long been acknowledged as Africa's finest kit drummer and one of the continent's most influential musicians. His playing draws upon four different styles: highlife, soul/funk, jazz and traditional Nigerian drumming; a unique and mighty sound. Together with Fela Kuti (with whom he played for 15 years) Allen co-created Afrobeat -- the hard-driving, horns-rich, funk-infused, politically insurrectionist style which became such a dominant force in African music and such an influence worldwide.
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