Artist: Benga
Album: Diary Of An Afro Warrior
Genre: Dance
Rating: 3 of 5
Apparently the Afro Warrior is a man of few words because this album is contains very little in the way of lyrics. The album is more an exploration of sound and time.
The various sounds used are highly interesting and Benga makes good use of melding them in and out. I particularly enjoyed the way he incorporated different sounds in "Night" because they made me feel as if there were birds all around. There are many other corners to turn throughout the album.
This Diary also explorers the space and time within a song's tempo. Much time was spent fiddling with the beat while allowing it to maintain a consistent tempo. The different sounds he uses allow him to accentuate quite nicely different parts of each beat as the song evolves.
Unfortunately this was not enough to keep me interested but I would recommend a listen of your own.
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