Tosh, Peter
Mama Africa
Rare & Collectible Vinyl Records

Tosh, Peter

Mama Africa
Sealed 1983 Original. “Peter Tosh's Most "Accessible" Solo Album, Mama Africa Would Also Be His Best Seller Outside Jamaica, The Only One Of His Albums To Break Into The U.K. Top 50 And Even Push Into The Bottom Reaches Of The U.S. Chart. Toning Down The Rhetoric, Tosh Concentrated On The Music, Self-Producing An Album That Sounds Fantastic From Start To Finish. Of Course, He Had Help From A Boatload Of Friends, With Two Separate Aggregates Of Musicians Providing Backing; Carlton "Santa" Davis And Lebert "Gibby" Morrison Fuel One Grouping Across Most Of The Album, With Sly & Robbie Firing The Other. There's A Fabulous Horn Section, A Clutch Of Superb Backing Singers (Including The Tamlins, Who Accompany Tosh On Three Songs), And Some Superb Guitar Work From Donald Kinsey. The Album Itself Revisits The Past While Also Looking To The Future. The Updated Songs Are Particularly Creative, With The Wailers' "Stop That Train" Totally Revitalized Through An Incredible Mix Of Styles, Brilliantly Blending R&B, Nods To Motown, A Faux Slide Guitar, And A Steady Reggae Beat. Even More Astonishing Is Tosh's Stunning Take On "Johnny B. Goode," A U.K. Top 50 Hit That Boasts An Intricate Rhythm, Brass Accents, Sumptuous Keyboards, And Kinsey's Soaring Guitar On A Song That Builds And Builds Into An Absolute Crescendo Of Sound. The Title Track Is Even More Infectious, A Rocker With A Caribbean Flair And A Light Afro-Beat, As Tosh Muses Eloquently About His Beloved Continent. Every Track On The Album Is Just As Memorable In Its Own Way, As The Artist Combines Styles, Genres, Moods, And Atmospheres Across Songs Old And New. An Album Filled With Music That Remains Unforgettable.” Jo-Ann Greene, AMG.

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  • Artist: Tosh, Peter
  • Genre: Reggae
  • Type: New - LP
  • Label: EMI
  • Catalog ID: SO 17095
  • Condition:
    Vinyl:
    Near Mint (NM OR M-)
  • Country ID: USA
  • SKU: 138844

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