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Contreband Mentality
LP (Item 568818) Les Freres Smith (France), 2011 — Condition: New Copy
A massive Afro Funk combo from the contemporary Paris scene – stepping out here on a wicked debut LP! Paris has certainly been home to some great Afro-styled groups over the years – and Les Freres Smith can definitely count themselves among the best – as they play here with a rock-solid set of rhythms that really take us back to 70s Lagos, but also inflect things with a nice dose of Ethiopian influences as well! The horns are especially great – and the Smith Brothers play some killer tenor, alto, and baritone that really stands out from other groups of this nature – blowing with a hell of a lot of feeling, and hitting these wild raspy notes that really deepen the sound of the whole set. There's only a bit of vocals – on two of the tunes – and Tony Allen guests on one track too. Titles include "Contreband Mentality", "Le Malnomme", "Sokosokool", "Family Affair", "Fire", "Stockholm Underground", "Le Marche Des Smith", and "Gondwana". © 1996-2013, Dusty Groove, Inc. | |||||
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