Xam Sa Bop
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Meï Teï Shô does not come from Lagos or London. Neither Kingston nor New-York. Paris, not more. Yet the essence and soul of these big cities are contained in their first album << Xam Sa Bop>> . They are the new trend from Lyon, France.
A blending of styles and moods. Indeed the trance that is distilled all along the numbers (Chora di Alma, Lud...) seems to be from Lagos, Nigeria. It has a taste of Afrobeat, Fela’s heritage. Hypnotic grooves and politically committed lyrics.
Pan-Africanism (check the lyrics on Algeria). What to say about all this energy, this strong feeling that one is struggling for life.
London ? A Better Man : Punk. A Trace of The Clash... Who had their mind turned to Kingston, Jamaica.
From Kingston, The dub master Lee Scratch Perry seems to haunt this album spreading echoes and effects with efficiency.
They have learned that Paris is the Centre of world music. A city crossed by people and styles, sounds and tones. Traditional or digital. And Meï Teï Shô definitely loves to move across styles : Jazz and drum’n’bass, an African soul coiled around psychedelic dub....
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