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Alafia
The Sam Redmore Reworks
Canopy
- Cat No: CNPY007
- updated:2024-11-19
"Assiolove" by Alafia, the 80s French Afro band reissued on CANOPY, now gets a remix EP courtesy of Sam Redmore.
CNPY007 marks a strong return to Canopy for Sam Redmore, on the second edition in the Alafia series where he impresses with two powerful and inspired re-imaginings of these tropical synth future-classics.
Tough afro-centric broken beats meet dirty fuzz basslines. Chic-esque guitars and icy synths swirl among horn crescendos and steel drums. Sam assembled a troupe of tight players who deliver slick performances which sincerely compliment the original arrangements, while he turns the electronic tropical funk factor to full - Inspired music reinvented for inspired dancefloors!
Tough afro-centric broken beats meet dirty fuzz basslines. Chic-esque guitars and icy synths swirl among horn crescendos and steel drums. Sam assembled a troupe of tight players who deliver slick performances which sincerely compliment the original arrangements, while he turns the electronic tropical funk factor to full - Inspired music reinvented for inspired dancefloors!
"Assiolove" is a stunning slice of African disco, with brass and percussion from musicians hailing from Cameroon, Benin and beyond, topped off by bandleader Philip Nikwe's superb synthesizer work. Remixed here by Sam Redmore (Redmo), who has built a following through releases on Jalapeno and others. (Original Japanese text by Saito)