Nine glorious tracks of afrolatin-house, afro-funk and afro-jazz. On Joe Claussell, Spiritual Life Music, yet deeper with synths Carl Craig would be proud of and with the funk, Fatback Band stylee. Party music! Penned by multi instrumentalist Omar Diop (keys, guitar, bass and drums) with vocals in Wolof, Senegal’s native language, from Lena Diop and Olli Sarr. Championing the Funkanala sound are Dave Lewis, co-writer of the Funkanala anthem “Economy Class” and regular with THE BLOCKHEADS. Did you see them at The Big Chill this year? They tore it up! Best live act of the weekend! Also on saxophone we have the serious purveyors of deep British Jazz Mornington Lockett “the Hendrix of the saxophone” as NOEL GALLAGHER put it and Andy Panayi (who hasn’t he played with!); he also supplies the delicate touches to the album on flute