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Shango (Peter King album)

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Shango
Studio album by
Released1974
Length44:41
LabelMr. Bongo
Peter King chronology
Shango
(1974)
Mikki Sounds
(1975)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Shango is an album by Nigerian afrobeat tenor saxophonist Peter King. It was released in 1974, by Mr Bongo Records.

Critical reception

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Thom Jurek of AllMusic explained the release "is a mixture of hard African rhythms, James Brown-styled funk, jazzed-up horn arrangements, and political messages. From the standpoint of the Lagos scene, the album is a classic of the period rivaling virtually anything that Fela or Tony Allen were putting across at the time. With King blowing deep-groove soul and out jazz saxophone solos above the chants, the music becomes a boiling pot of hip-shaking sexiness and rage."[1] Writing for London Jazz News, Andrew Cartmel praised the keyboard work throughout the album by saying that it is "strikingly high standard, perhaps reaching a psychedelic peak on Watusi where it suggests Return to Forever-era Chick Corea."[2]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Shango"5:39
2."Prisoner of Law"5:40
3."Mr Lonely Wolf"6:55
4."Freedom Dance"4:10
5."Go Go's Feast"7:47
6."Mystery Tour"6:19
7."Now I'm a Man"3:39
8."Watusi"4:39

References

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  1. ^ a b Jurek, Thom. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 26 December 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  2. ^ Cartmel, Andrew (22 April 2013). "London Jazz News Review". London Jazz News. Archived from the original on 26 December 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2020.