Alpha_Blondy-Elohim-(2000)-RAC99

ALPHA BLONDY - ELOHIM (CD) 2000 - -

Companys And Publishers.. Alpha Blondy/Une Musique/Sony
Compressed by............ ZaM
Supplied By.............. Fred Krueger
Original Year............ 2000
Release Date............. 26-02-2000
Rating................... You decide
Size..................... 84.7 mb
Release Type............. Reggae MP3
MP3 Encoder.............. Audioactive Production Studio
CD Ripper................ Easy Cdda Extractor

Track List
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01-Black Samourai 4:38
02-Haridjinan 4:24
03-Les Voleurs De La Republique 4:21
04-Dictature 4:17
05-La Queue Du Diable 4:51
06-Journalistes En Danger (Democrature) 4:12
07-When I Need You 3:47
08-Djeneba 4:36
09-Sabotage 4:01
10-Take No Prisoner (Cannibalistic) 4:42
11-Lune De Miel (Honeymoon) 3:55
12-Waikiki Rock 4:34
13-Petini Go Gaou 5:04
14-Monin 4:12

Total Length: 61'34

Notes
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Hailing from the Cote d'Ivoire, Alpha Blondy is among the
world's most popular reggae artists. With his 12-piece band Solar
System, Blondy offers a reggae beat with a distinctive African
cast. Calling himself an African Rasta, Blondy creates
Jah-centered anthems promoting morality, love, peace and social
consciousness. With a range that moves from sensitivity to rage
over injustice, much of Blondy's music empathizes with the
impoverished and those on society's fringe. Blondy is also a
staunch supporter of African unity and to this end, he sings to
Moslem audiencess in Hebrew and sings in Arabic to Israelis.
Some of his best known songs include "Cocody Rock," "Jerusalem"
and "Apartheid Is Nazism."

He was born a member of the Jula tribe in Dimbokoro and named
Seydou Kone after his grandfather. His grandmother Cherie Coco
raised him. He was always a rebellious child and for this,
Coco named him "Blondy," her unique pronunciation of the word
"bandit." When he started performing professionally, he took on
the name Alpha (the first letter in the Greek alphabet) so his
name literally translates to "first bandit." Though he grew up
listening to African folkloric music such as yagba and gumbe,
his primary musical influences were such Western bands as Deep
Purple, Pink Floyd, Hendrix, the Beatles, Creedence Clearwater
Revival, and soul artists like Otis Redding. Later Bob Marley's
music tremendously affected Blondy. Though he wanted to become a
musician, his family expected him to become a respectable
English teacher. He studied English at Hunter College in New York,
and later in the Columbia Univeristy American Language Program.
Outside of class, he would play music in Central Park and in
Harlem clubs where occasionally house bands would let him sing
his Bob Marley covers in French, English, and various West
African languages. One night, record producer Clive Hunt heard
Blondy sing and invited him to record six songs. Unfortunately,
Hunt absconded with the tape. Shortly afterward, he returned to
the Ivory Coast where he was arrested for threatening the
ambassador at the New York Ivorian embassy because the diplomat
felt that Blondy's English was too good for him to be an Ivorian
native. While at the police station, Blondy's temper again flared
and he slapped a policeman (after the cop slapped him first). He
spent a week in jail and then stayed briefly at th Bingerville
Asylum in Abidjan, where he was declared reasonably sane and
released. Soon afterward, he began honing his songwriting and
performing skills. Later, he dedicated an album to the patients
of Bingerville.

Blondy got his big break from friend, Fulgence Kass, an
employee of Ivory Coast Television who helped him land a spot on
the Premiere Chance talent show. Singing three of his own tunes
plus Burning Spear's "Christopher Columbus," the young artist was
a hit with the audience. Blondy then hooked up with producer
G. Benson who recorded his eight-song debut album Jah Love in a
single day. The most popular song, "Brigadier Sabari," was an
account of Blondy's run-in with an Abidjan police street raid in
which he was nearly beaten to death. It was the first time a West
African artist had dared to mention random police brutality in
public. After releasing the album, he and the newly formed Solar
System band signed to EMI. They recorded his second album Cocody
Rock in Paris in 1984. Later he returned to Tuff Gong to record
his third album Jerusalem (1986). By the release of his 1987
album Revolution, Blondy had established himself as an
international artist. Three years before he had been voted the
number one artist by a Radio France international poll. His
popularity continues to grow, and he continues steadily releasing
albums. His 1992 album Masada was released in over 50 countries
around the world and went double-gold in France. Yitzhak Rabin
followed in 1998.
-- Sandra Brennan, All Music Guide

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