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      Femi
      Kuti
     
     
      "Shoki
      Shoki"
     
     
      Universal/MCA
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Femi
      Kuti
      is
      the
      son
      of
     
     
      the
      late
      Fela
     
     
      Anikulapo-Kuti,
      the
     
     
      father
      of
     
    

    
     
      Afro-beat
      music.
      This
     
     
      CD
      is
      a
      blend
      of
     
     
      African
      rhythms
      and
     
     
      beats,
     
    

    
     
      big-band
      jazz,
      and
     
     
      James
      Brown-style
     
     
      funk,
      topped
      off
      with
      a
     
     
      bit
      of
     
    

    
     
      hip-hop.
      You've
     
     
      probably
      never
      heard
     
     
      of
      the
      guy,
      but
      if
      you
     
     
      like
     
    

    
     
      danceable,
      funky,
     
     
      rhythmic
      stuff,
      and
      are
     
     
      looking
      for
      something
     
     
      a
     
    

    
     
      little
      different,
      this
      CD
     
     
      could
      be
      just
      what
      you
     
     
      need.
     
    

    
     
      McQuaid
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Kid
      Koala
     
     
      “Carpal
      Tunnel
     
     
      Syndrome”
     
     
      Ninja
      Tunes
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Listening
      to
      this
      CD
      is
     
     
      similar
      to
      watching
     
     
      2001:
      A
      Space
     
     
      Odyssey
      —
      |
      don’t
      get
     
     
      it,
      but
      |
      like
      it.
      Koala
      is
     
     
      a
      Montreal
      based
      DJ
     
     
      that
      has
      created
      a
      CD
     
     
      by
      sampling
      over
      100
     
     
      albums,
      and
      then
     
     
      mixing
      it
      into
      a
     
     
      somewhat
      cohesive
     
     
      unit.
      Besides
      “Fender
     
     
      Bender,”
      which
      is
     
     
      receiving
      steady
      play
     
     
      on
      MuchMusic,
      most
     
     
      of
      the
      album
      isn’t
     
     
      overly
      catchy.
      Itis,
     
     
      however,
      creative
      and
     
     
      unique.
     
    

    
     
      O’Connor
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Damhnait
      Doyle
     
     
      Hyperdramatic
     
     
      EMI
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ie)
      y,
      s
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Oy
      te
      ddyd
      tie
      the
     
     
      Sen
      Soria
      714
     
     
      es
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      It
      seems
      that
      this
      St.
     
     
      John's
      native
      has
      lost
     
     
      that
      "Elusive
      Drug"
     
     
      sometimes
      referred
      to
     
     
      as
      love.
      That's
      alright
     
     
      though,
      because
      she's
     
     
      managed
      to
      create
      11
     
     
      fine
      tracks
      all
      about
     
     
      this
      situation.
     
     
      Featuring
      a
     
    

    
     
      trip-hop
      feel
      backing
     
     
      her
      personal
      lyrics
      and
     
     
      beautifully
      trained
     
     
      voice,
     
    

    
     
      Doyle
      has
      recorded
      a
     
    
   
   
    
     
      winner
      with
      this,
      her
     
     
      major
      label
      debut.
      If
     
     
      you
     
    

    
     
      like
      the
      song
     
     
      "Tattooed,"
      odds
      are
     
     
      you'll
      like
      the
      rest
      of
     
     
      the
      album,
      so
     
    

    
     
      you
      may
      as
      well
      go
     
     
      buy
      it
      now.
      It's
      strange
     
     
      though,
      she
      didn't
     
     
      seemed
     
    

    
     
      to
      be
      so
      love
      deprived
     
     
      when
      |
      talked
      to
      hera
     
     
      couple
      months
      ago...
     
     
      O’Connor
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Boot
      Camp
      Clik
      -
     
     
      Boot
      Camp
      Clik’s
     
     
      Greatest
      Hits
      -
     
     
      Basic
      Training
     
     
      Priority/Virgin/
     
     
      Duckdown
     
    
   
   
    
     
      3
      Strikes
      -
     
     
      Soundtrack
     
     
      Priority
      Records
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Lots
      of
      Soundtrack
     
     
      filler
      but
      the
      Likwit
     
     
      Crew
      and
      Ras
      Kass
     
     
      tracks
      are
      pretty
      hype.
     
     
      If
      you
      don’t
      already
     
     
      have
      “G’d
      Up”
      by
      Tha
     
     
      Eastsidaz
      and
      “Let’s
     
     
      Ride”
      by
      Choclair
      then
     
     
      it’s
      probably
      worth
      the
     
     
      cash
      money.
     
    

    
     
      Marcus
     
    
   
   
    
     
      D’Angelo
     
     
      Voodoo
     
    
   
   
    
     
      EMI/Virgin
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      HATSHLL
     
    
   
   
    
     
      PEST
      TAN
      CH
     
     
      aU
      OU
      tM
      Hie
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      BBC
      collective
     
     
      comprised
      of
      groups
     
     
      Black
      Moon,
      Originoo
     
     
      Gunn
      Clapazz,
      Cocoa
     
     
      Brovaz
      (Smif-N-
     
     
      Wessun)
      and
      Heltah
     
     
      Skeltah
      defiantly
      have
     
     
      enough
      hits
      to
      make
     
     
      this
      album
      a
      good
      one.
     
     
      This
      is
      the
      type
      of
     
     
      album
      for
      someone
     
     
      who
      likes
      BCC
      but
     
     
      doesn’t
      have
      all
      the
     
     
      group
      albums.
     
     
      Marcus
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      While
      |
      am
      ordinarily
     
     
      not
      fond
      of
      naked
      men
     
     
      slowly
      rotating
      in
      their
     
     
      videos,
      and
      while
      |
     
     
      think
      78
      minutes
      is
      a
     
     
      shade
      long
      for
     
     
      anything
      but
      a
      Beastie
     
     
      Boys
      record
      |
      have
      to
     
     
      say
      the
      the
      ebony
     
     
      lover's
      first
      release
      in
     
     
      five
      years
      is
      excellent.
     
     
      It
      reminds
      me
      of
     
     
      Marvin
      Gaye,
      Jimi
     
     
      Hendrix,
      and,
      of
     
     
      course,
      Roberta
      Flack.
     
     
      Bruyneel
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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