Monologues Edits: Ben Gomori's Afro-Caribbean Selections [stickered sleeve]
Various Artists
- Record label
- Monologues Records
- Catalog Number
- M12014
- Release Date
- October 25th 2024
- Genres
Tracks
| play | pos | title | artists | duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A1 | Khomo Tsaka Deile Kae (Ben Gomori's Family Affair Edit) | Marumo | 6:48 | |
| A2 | Umbala (Ben Gomori's M'Bala Edit) | Black Truth Band | 6:16 | |
| B1 | Ye Medjuie (Ben Gomori's Open Goal Edit) | Emmanuel Kahe Et Jeanette Kemogne | 7:48 | |
| B2 | I Want Your Love (Ben Gomori's Festival Romance Edit) | Peter Britto | 7:56 |
"Killer edits!" - Gilles Peterson Monologues boss Ben Gomori has found acclaim far and wide with his official edits of African gems for labels like Sterns Music and Analog Africa (for artists including Orchestra Baobab, Amadou Balake, Oby Onyioha). Here he rounds up four of his reworks of tasty tracks from artists across the Afro-Caribbean spectrum on four edits licensed from the good folk at Mr. Bongo, Soundway Records and Analog Africa. South African legends Marumo's joyous 'Khomo Tsaka Deile Kae' gets a good juicing, full of triumphant energy, while Black Truth Band's infectious 'Umbala' is stripped back to a slinky, bumping disco groove. An exuberant slice of 1980s Camerooon comes from Emmanuel Kahe Et Jeanette Kemogne on 'Ye Medjuie', where rousing trumpet refrains meet undulating bass funk. Peter Britto's gorgeous lo-fi soca anthem 'I Want Your Love' rounds off the package, its sweet melancholy given an extra bit of energy for maximum dancefloor effect. Support comes from the likes of Gilles Peterson, The Blessed Madonna, Make A Dance and Tigerbalm.