VA - Afro Club Night (Compiled By DJ Ralph Von Richthoven) (Reupload) (2007)

It all began in Africa….

This almost applies for contemporary music on the whole, as almost the complete global music production is embossed by African roots, ranging from afro-cuban music, to jazz, blues, r&b, funk and soul. Although the beginning of current club music can be found in the jazz basements of ghettos of the States , this old expression fits one hundred percent particularly, to the style ''afro house''

In the years 2000 and 2001 there was an absolute boom of the afro-house productions. Dozens of timeless classics of this genre were created in this period. Noticeable is that these productions were mainly made in big cities rich in sub-cultures, like New York, London, Paris and Milan.

''The Afro Club Night'' double compilation album features almost all the essentials of ''afro-house'': Ghetto Blaster's ..Batu Mwindu.. (2002), ..Roots Remixed.. (2001) by Tedd Patterson, ..Green Africa.. (2001) by Mysterious Traveller, Dennis Ferrer..s ..Dem People Go.. (2002), Kerri Chandler..s ..Coro.. (1999), ..The Wedding.. (2002) by Zulu Nation, ..Guadalupe.. (2002) by N..Bolo, Major Boys.. ..Sun Ritual.. (2000) and House Royale..s ..Amena.. (2001).

Nowadays in the USA and Europe some awesome house tracks are sampled from afro-funk records; like from Nigera of the 70s. In some cases there is even no ..original.., the classic afro-funk sound is based solely on the vibe of the records.. and absolutely successful, such as; Jesse Rose..s ..Sticks & Stones.. (UK), Lekan Babaloba..s ..Oya.. (France), Julius Papp..s ..Bole Bantu.. (Canada), Tiger Stripes Afro Mundo..(Sweden), Atgar..s ..African Tale..(Hungary), Afro-Dynamic..s ..Iyo.. (France), Osunlade..s ..Obatala Y Oduduwa.. (USA), Fil-a-Fil..s ..Tando..(Germany) ands Steel Storm by Africanism (France).

"Afro has definitely become a steady part of the international club sound.
Names like Afro Blue, Femi Kuti, Daara J. or Motherland, covered in The Afro Club Night, deliver sounds that are understood worldwide without any setback and integrated in world clubs.

The double album The Afro Club Night compiled by DJ Ralph Von Richthoven, will be used in the same way like all the other Club Night releases of Lola's World: the first CD Mellow-Side, will get you funky in the mood; perfect for every occasion, no matter at a café, at home, on the radio or in a lounge bar. Here, it is the music that gets across a certain spirit of age feeling and the key classics of the global club scene are presented.

The second CD ..Power-Side.. is for DJs and dance-floor-maniacs; it is the CD of real-big-time! The tracks here simply make you turn the volume to its highest; to feel the deal..! And all songs are successfully hammered in the hippest clubs on the biggest sound-systems all over the world!

The Afro Club Night is just the right album for a great chill-out with ..Mellow Side.. and ..Power Side.. is to hit the cult status with its collection of edgy dancefloor tracks.

Tracklist:

CD1:

01.RAW ARTISTIC SOUL - Nawella [06:54]
02.HOUSE ROYALE - Amena [05:20]
03.KEITH THOMPSON - Africa In Your Veins [04:25]
04.AFRO BLUE - Dlala Skizoski [04:36]
05.FEMI KUTI - What Will Tomorrow Bring [06:16]
06.BUSCEMI - Viaje Feliz [06:09]
07.GHETTO BLASTER - Batu Mwindu [05:35]
08.DAARA J. FEAT. DISIZ LA PESTE - Paris Dakar [04:32]
09.TEDD PATTERSON PRESENTS BLACKBONE - Roots Remixed [05:34]
10.MYSTERIOUS TRAVELLER - Green Africa [06:20]
11.MOTHERLAND - Sacred Horn (Sacred Chant Mix) [04:15]
12.JESSE ROSE - STICKS & STONES [04:39]
13.LEKAN BABALOBA - Oya (Le Pico Chill Out Remix) [04:25]
14.KWANZAA POSSE - Wicked Funk (Original Afro Kut) [05:15]
15.ALLEZ ALLEZ - African Queen (Original Version) [05:40]

CD2:

01.DENNIS FERRER - Dem People Go (DF’s Kicked Out Mix) [06:00]
02.JULIUS PAPP - Bole Bantu [05:38]
03.TIGER STRIPES - Afro Mundo (Main Mix) [04:44]
04.ATGAR - African Tale (Original Club Mix) [03:44]
05.AFRO - DYNAMIC IV BY LAURENT WOLF - Iyo (Original Mix) [05:21]
06.NOVALIMA - Mayoral [04:02]
07.OSUNLADE PRES. SAMBAS - Obatala Y Oduduwa (Dubmix) [04:41]
08.FIL A FIL - Tando [05:04]
09.KERRI - Kaoz [05:57]
10.AFRICANISM - Steel Storm [05:40]
11.MAJOR BOYS - Sun Ritual [04:08]
12.ALAN BARRATT PRES. ZULU NATION PART 1 - The Wedding [04:55]
13.N’BOLO - Guadalupe (P. Brunkow Remix) [03:26]
14.RHYTHMCENTRIC - New School Fusion Pt.2 [05:28]
15.AFRICANISM BY BJÖRN LUNDT - Imbalaye [05:14]
16.MEN FROM THE NILE - Watch Them Come (Original Mix) [05:36]
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Inutile dire che il sound proposto in questo doppio cd e'contaminato da radici
africane, variando dalla musica afrocubana al jazz, al blues, r'n'b, soul e al
funk. Le culture coinvolte a partire dal ghetto di New York, fino a Parigi e
Milano hanno dato vita a brani senza tempo.La doppia compilation "The Afro Club
Night" e'selezionata dal DJ Ralph Von Richthoven ed e'l'ideale per le serate
veramente cool (CD1 "Mellow-Side") e per i deejay, da proporre nelle serate da
vivere a pieno volume sulle dance floor (CD2 "Power-Side")