Daktaris, The - Soul Explosion

Label:

Daptone Records

Catalog#:

DAP-RS001

Format:

Vinyl, LP, Reissue

Country:

Released:

2004

Genre:

Funk / Soul

Style:

Afrobeat, Soul, Funk

Tracklist

A1	Musicawa Silt	3:03
A2	Musicawa Silt Part 2	3:23
A3	Quiet Man Is Dead Man	4:38	X
A4	Modern Technology	3:52	X
A5	Super Afro-Beat	3:42	X
B1	Give It Up Turnit Loose	3:50	X
B2	Eltsuhg Ibal Lasiti	5:05	X
B3	Daktari Walk	4:51	X
B4	Voodoo Soul Stew	4:27	X
B5	Upside Down	4:11	X

Notes

Reissue of original released on Desco Records (DSLP-003). Same cover and track listing except has Daptone catalogue number and distribution mark on vinyl label.

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Rated 5/5

Review by GangofFour Feb 14, 2005 (edited over 4 years ago)

"It is all a big hustle." That's what you get when you write out the track title "Eltsuhg Ibal Lasiti" backwards. And this was the first hint that The Daktaris' "Soul Explosion" was not a reissue of some long lost Afro-beat gem but a masterfully produced recording by a contemporary band. Of course the Desco label is now well known for having attempted such deceptions. The Daktaris is an hommage to the Nigerian sound of Fela Kuti and was performed by a fledgling group that would become "Antibalas". The Desco version is extremely difficult to find making this reissue by Daptone highly welcomed.