Mista President

With today being President's Day here in the states (I'm still trying to figure out why we celebrate this holiday?), I thought I would post The Souljazz Orchestra's 2007 Afrobeat gem "Mista President". This funky track was featured as the opening track to the Canadian based group's Freedom No Go Die album. I highly recommend checking out this album as well the group's newest release The Rising Sun off of Strut Records. As many new Afrobeat groups continue to surface around the world, The Souljazz Orchestra certainly remains to be one of the leaders of the entire bunch. Enjoy!

The Souljazz Orchestra - Mista President

Freedom No Go Die

I recently did a write-up on the amazing new album from Canada's very own The Souljazz Orchestra. Well, here is the title track off their 2007 album Freedom No Go Die. This record could be considered the first release that gained worldwide attention with funky Afrobeat cuts like "Mista President", "The Blind Leading The Blind", "Mugambi" and of course "Freedom No Go Die". With all the attention that the group has recently received by the new album Rising Sun, the good people over at Do Right! Music, which originally released Freedom No Go Die, have made the early album more available by doing a recent repressing of the record which you can purchase here. Overall, it's a great record and an early insight into what has been an amazing trail of brilliant music that has continued to follow this very talented group. Enjoy!

The Souljazz Orchestra - Freedom No Go Die

The Rising Sun

This month, one of Canada's finest, The Souljazz Orchestra have released one of the best records of 2010 in "Rising Sun". This album, which was released by the good people over at Strut, is hands down the group's strongest release to date. The entire record is solid with an overall soulful, yet funky Afro-beat groove. Some of the album's more standout cuts include "Negus Negast", "Consecration", "Rejoice, Pt.2", and my personal favorite "Agbara". For much of the record, the group sounds like the backing group to a Afro seventies heavy-hitting Fela Kuti or Manu Dibango record. On the record's softer cuts, the group showcases it's diverse, yet impressive jazz influenced side with tracks like "Lotus Flower" "Serenity". Overall, Rising Sun is amazing record and, even though it's early, one that should contend for best album of the year honors. Regardless, do yourself a favor and go buy yourself a copy while you can still find the record in stores. Here is "Agbara" (for a very limited time, I might add) to get you excited. Enjoy!

The Souljazz Orchestra - Agbara
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