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African Head Charge - Hold Some Version

from Sherwood At The Controls vol. 2 1985​-​1990 by Adrian Sherwood

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African Head Charge had started out making a series of heavily experimental studio albums that Adrian built around the distinctive rasta hand drumming of master percussionist Bonjo Iyabinghi Noah. After 1986’s Off The Beaten Track, Bonjo formed a live incarnation of the band, which fed into a radical new direction on their next album - widely considered to be their masterpiece - Songs Of Praise. David Harrow, who was a key part of the On-U Soundsystem at the time and provided much of the programming for the album, recalls recording the vocal for this by dangling a microphone out of the window of his Berlin apartment to capture an impromptu balcony performance from a Turkish neighbour! The finished album mix is augmented by a vocal from Bonjo himself, using the melody from the sampled singing as a jumping off point.

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Adrian Sherwood UK

Adrian Sherwood built up a vast catalogue of music through the 1980s via his productions for his own On-U Sound label, which emerged from a fertile post-punk scene that was embracing Jamaican rhythms. In his capacity as a DJ and live sound engineer/dub controller, he connected with the likes of The Clash, The Slits, and The Pop Group. He's gone onto work with everyone from Lee Perry to Blur. ... more

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