Bantu (album)
BANTU is a self titled international debut studio album by BANTU. It was released in 2004 on Nitty Gritty Music. The album features Adé Bantu and his brother Don Abi aka Abiodun sharing lead vocal duties on all songs. The subject matter of the album centers around Pan Africanism, racism, xenophobia, love and a strong yearning for home. Most of the lyrics on BANTU are in English. A few choruses are sung in Yoruba while Pidgin English is interspersed to create a distinct Nigerian flavor. Other languages sung or rapped in by guest vocalists include Wolof, Spanish, Swahili and German. The album BANTU also features a remake of the Third World 1983 classic "Lagos Jump". The album was described by music critic Karsten Frehe as a colourful mix of Afrobeat, Pop, a little Reggae, Funk, Soul & Hip Hop
| BANTU | ||||
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| Released | 27 September 2004 | |||
| Recorded | February 2001 - September 2003 | |||
| Studio | Prech's Place Cologne, MM Studio Cologne, 2EMI Studios Paris, Nucalamani Studios Cologne, True Business Studios Bad Oeynhausen, 96 Degrees Studios Cologne, Tabernacle Studios Cologne | |||
| Genre | Afrobeat, Fuji Music, Hip hop, Dancehall, Afrofunk | |||
| Length | 49:24 | |||
| Label | Nitty Gritty Music | |||
| Producer | Don Abi, Ade Bantu, Rob Nuca, Pionear, Mbegane N'dour | |||
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