ARTIST...: Captain Planet
TITLE....: The Ningane EP
YEAR.....: 2011
LABEL....: Bastard Jazz Recordings
CAT.NO...: BJ019
GENRE....: Beat
TIME.....: 27:23 min
SIZE.....: 62,8 MB
QUALITY..: 320kbps/44.1kHz/Full Stereo
ENCODER..: LAME
SOURCE...: WEB
RLS.DATE.: 2011/12/21
WEBSITE..: http://www.bagpak.net
TRACKLIST
01) (05:06) Ningane ft. Fredy Massamba
02) (08:01) Ningane ft. Fredy Massamba (Whiskey Barons Remix)
03) (05:04) Dame Agua
04) (04:06) Macumba
05) (05:06) Ningane (Instrumental)
After the success of 2009's Speakin' Nuyorican EP (which saw licenses for both CBS's
CSI: NY and HBO's Entourage), successful remixes for Alice Russell and Vieux Farke
Toure, top-ranking in Giles Peterson's Havana Cultura Remix contest, as well as a
move from Brooklyn to Los Angeles û the man who goes by Captain Planet returns back
to form on Bastard Jazz Recordings with a dancefloor-destroying 12" steeped in the
tough international breakbeat sound that he's become known for, leading up to his
first full length album dropping in the fall.
On the title track of the EP, "Ningane" û the Captain enlists the vocal talents of
Congolese singer Fredy Massamba (known for his vocals on a couple of big African
house tracks - Boddhi Satva's "Warriors of Africa" and Ezel's "His Presence") û over
a rugged, horn driven slice of broken Afrobeat. Fredy's words (sung in his native
Kikongo language) perfectly ride the riddim before moving into a deeper, late night
house vibe with soaring vocals. Up next, Boston's Whiskey Barons give "Ningane" a
signature reflip, moving the track into classic Afro-disco territory with a four on
the floor beat, live keys + guitar, chopped horns and vocals, and a bassline that's
funky as all hell. Watch out for those killer percussion breaks!
Moving to the flip, "Dame Agua" is a fire-breathing Latin scorcher with massive
percussion and drums, stabbing salsa horns, bubbling organs, and vintage-sounding
vocals put on the chopping block! Up next, we're headed to Brazil with "Macumba" û a
down and dirty Samba influenced 108BPM breakbeat joint with all the elements firmly
intact, including beautiful Portuguese vocals sliced and diced properlyà. the Captain
proves time and time again that he can deftly flip an array of global sounds into a
sound that is undeniably his own. Also included on the B-Side is an instrumental of
"Ningane".
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