Matata - Mayo Mayo (1972)

Swirling Afro soul from Matata -- with lots of African rhythms and heavy percussion laced with some trippy elements from the psychedelic scenes in the US and UK! Matata arrived in London, via their native Kenya in the early 70s -- and rather seamlessly blended elements of soul, and on this record, touches of psychedelia into the African groove. There is a really jammy feel to the record, with much more interplay with keyboards and guitars than the more JBs-derived soul & funk that would take the driver's seat on later records.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• afrobeat
• funk
• africa
• psychedelic
• kenya

[jsmackdat]

@ mojorisings thanks for the upload Steele Beauttah, and co. these guys were damn good............... If you have some Ishmael Jingo could you please post some

[BenjaminCWRuhe]

Incredible.

[ENHarris]

I'm really feeling this song.

[DonCartellthe3rd]

Good Music mane.

Africa people not free then black man not free.

I'm Afro American but beleive ma' motha land.

[sunra3000]

music comes from humans, inspiration inspires, too bad people gotta fight about it; MUSIC IS THE LANGUAGE OF THE WORLD

[zionchild83]

@trapperjaw You demean yourself by knocking on brasilian Music ...shame on you NORTh AMERICAN hater

[DeGoile]

@trapperjaw maybe it is brafro

[trapperjaw]

@imazirin silly. its afro. afro does not originate from brazillian but brazillian originates out of afro u demean african music by calling it afrobraziliero.

[imazirin]

AFROBRAZILERO !!!

[pinkubento]

Great band. Check out their 'Feelin' Funky' album if you haven't.