Monday, April 05, 2010

Cymande - Second Time Around


Artist: Cymande
Title Of Album: Second Time Around
Year Of Release: 1973
Label: Janus Records
Genre: Funk / Soul, Rock
Style: Blues Rock, Funk
Quality: mp3
Bitrate: 320kbps
Total Size: 100 mb (+5% rec.)

Tracklist

1. Anthracite - 5:32
2. Willies' Headache - 4:50
3. Genevieve - 3:60
4. Trevorgus - 3:25
5. To You - 3:31
6. For Baby Ooh - 2:17
7. Fug - 4:25
8. Crawshay - 4:21
9. Bird - 4:25
10. Them And Us - 5:25

- Clique Aqui:

Cymande (Sah-mahn-day) were an electric funk band who released several albums throughout the early 1970s. The group was formed in 1971 in London, England by musicians from Guyana and Jamaica. The name Cymande is derived from a Calypso word for Dove, which symbolizes peace and love.

The group developed a subtle and complex, deep funk style influenced by calypso rhythms, jazz, African music, American soul and UK rock of the time. Cymande can now be seen as one of the most sophisticated of the funk acts that evolved in the early 1970s. By the mid-70s the band members were going their separate ways and the group was disbanded in 1974. It wasn't until 20 years later that they reaped any financial rewards, as their music became a popular source for samplers. Cymande's original albums are still widely sought-after by DJ's and funk aficionados. Perhaps the band's best known recording is the soulful dancefloor filler called "Bra", which was later sampled by the American hip-hop group De La Soul and used as a breakbeat record by the godfathers of hip-hop Kool Herc and Grandmaster Flash.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

I was so happy to discover that the band behind "Bra" and "The Message" had three albums of killer tracks. Thanks for the post. a very unique band.

Dj Uilson said...

This band really is sensational. the best band african funk
I know.

JDT said...

Thank you, I had a messed up copy, I will grab this instead. Thank you!

--JDT