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Brother Ali - Champion EP / Shadow On The Sun

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Brother Ali - "Champion EP" / "Shadow On The Sun"
(Rhymesayers, 2003/2004)

"Shadows In The Sun" date en fait de 2003, mais quand il s'agit de l'album hip hop underground de l'année (dixit l'excellent webzine Boom Bap), ça mérite qu'on revienne dessus, même en retard. Et en effet le rappeur afro-américain musulman et albinos Brother Ali mérite bien là son sacre: aucun album de hip hop pas old school de l'an passé ne semble lui arriver à la cheville. La production, brillante et originale, signée Ant, moitié du duo Atmosphere, fait claquer ses beats avec fraîcheur et nostalgie sur des arrangements soul-jazz 70's, mais c'est surtout l'alchimie de ces beats avec le flow funky et les histoires passionantes de Brother Ali qui font qu'on peut écouter cet album en boucle.
Alors, pour patienter jusqu'au nouvel album (prévu pour septembre 2004?), pour ceux qui auront déjà réussi à user leur "Shadows In The sun", ou pour ceux qui sont largement passés à côté, voici un "Champion EP" de 9 titres et 40 minutes (il n'y a que dans le hip hop ou un CD de 40 minutes s'appelle un "EP"!) tout aussi réussi. Ne serait-ce que pour la surprenante réinterprétation reggae dub de "Champion", il se fait tout aussi indispensable que l'album précité...

links :
[rhymesayers.com] Le site du label, tout nouveau très prochainement
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