Chico Mann makes me happy, and here’s why. He’s down with the Afrobeat sound, he’s sings mostly in Spanish, and there is something retro about the entire ordeal. Self-described electro beats and synth-heavy, his sounds take you to a lighthearted time a few decades back...pairhaps the early 80s?
I was recently introduced to his first album Analog Drift and have fallen in love. It’s hard to describe...there is something sort of pastiche and reminiscent about it, but then also there is something sort of new and fresh to it as well.
Have a look-listen:
Born of Cuban parents and raised in New York, Some of Chico’s influences are listed as Willie Colon, Fela Kuti, Lisa Lisa, and Afrika Bambaataa.
A little sampling of Fela Kuti:
And gotta give it up to the hip hop man, Afrika Bambaataa:
Rock it don't stop it.
-Laura in LA
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