Rate it!
Avg: 4.5 (11 ratings)
- Date Released: February 18, 2000
- Genre: International
- Style: Roots Reggae
- Label: Shanachie Entertainment Corp. / The Orchard
-
They Say...
While it might be sacrilege in reggae circles to say that any artist could challenge Bob Marley's mastery of the genre, Alpha Blondy fires a dead-on shot literally heard around the world with Apartheid Is Nazism. Furthermore, this work proves that great reggae does not have to come from Jamaica. "Afriki" opens the album with a nod to Jamaica, but while the music is classic, offbeat reggae, there is a strong African feel here, especially in the backing vocals. On every track, the carefully arranged and smartly played music of Blondy's band, the Solar System, tickles the ears with muscular polyrhythms and a variety of stealthily intoxicating percussion. Maneuvering skillfully on top of all of this is Blondy's uniquely plaintive voice. Blondy, like many reggae stars before him, tackles political issues with a dagger wit and thundering basslines. The title track, one of only two songs sung predominantly in English, pleads for America to "break the neck of this apartheid." Like the patois in which Blondy makes his incantations, his religious message is more mixed than the standard reggae paeans to Jah Rastafari. With tracks like "Come Back Jesus" and "Jah Houphouet" on the same album, it's clear that Blondy is attempting to strike a universal theme in the same way Marley did. While Blondy's career can't measure up to Marley when taken as a whole, Apartheid Is Nazism can stand up to most Marley releases.
-
You Say...
Write a ReviewI would like to say...
“ The indie iTunes — Hardcore music fans are migrating to eMusic, the iTunes Music Store's cheaper, cooler cousin.”
Rolling Stone
| 01. |  |
Afriki |
5:06 |  |
| 02. | |
Jah Houphouet |
5:24 | |
| 03. | |
Apartheid Is Nazism |
4:48 | |
| 04. | |
Idjidja |
5:01 | |
| 05. | |
Sahel |
4:10 | |
| 06. | |
Sebe Allah Y'e |
4:45 | |
| 07. | |
Kiti |
5:15 | |
| 08. | |
Come Back Jesus |
5:33 | |
| 09. | |
Djinamory |
4:40 | |
Find a problem with a track? Please let us know.
09 Total Tracks, 44:42 Total Length
We will send an email to with the tracking ID for this issue.
Before reporting defective tracks, please note that you can re-download all of your tracks without losing credits. Please try to re-download your tracks in case a temporary issue caused your problem. If, after re-downloading your tracks, you are still experiencing issues, report them below.
Note: This form is for reporting defective tracks only.
For all other issues (billing, trouble downloading, etc),
contact Customer Support.
Playlists Alpha Blondy appears on these playlists created by eMusic members
Credits
- Alpha Blondy - Vocals // Alpha Blondy - Main Performer // Patrick Artero - Horn // Christian Polloni - Guitar // Julie Mourillon - Guitar (Rhythm) // Anne-Marie Constant - Vocals (Background) // Paula Moore - Vocals (Background) // Kamassa Seth - Bass // Michel Abishira - Drums // Nyaha Yodan Emmanuel - Horn // Yao Mao - Guitar // Georges Kouakou - Keyboards
Choose from over 4.5 million
music downloadseMusic features legendary and emerging artists in every genre: classic rock to classical,indie to international, soundtracks to spiritual, jazz to country and many more.
MP3 downloads work on any digital media player
With eMusic, you OWN your music without any restrictions. Burn music to a CD, play it on your computer, mobile phone or any digital media player - including iPod®, Zune® and Walkman®.
Songs as low as $0.25
eMusic subscriptions start at just $11.99 a month for 30 downloads - that's less than $0.40 per song! And it gets better from there - our plans go as low as $0.25 per song!
Music Discovery
eMusic is about discovery. We make finding new music fun again with music recommendations from our award-winning team of music experts, member playlists and new music features.
Cancel anytime
With all the great music and site features we're pretty sure you will love eMusic. If not, no problem. You can cancel at any time and keep the music you have downloaded.
© 1992 - 2008 All Media Guide, LLC