{"product_id":"adebowale-and-the-pioneers-kilofese","title":"Adebowale and the Pioneers - Kilofese","description":"\u003cp\u003eKilofese brings Lagos-born Afrobeat into the present through the voice of Adebowale Osunnibu, a baritone saxophonist who spent years performing with Fela Kuti’s Egypt 80. Released on All-Town Sound, the record draws directly from the city and musical tradition that gave Afrobeat its shape, while presenting a new generation of musicians working within that lineage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcross six tracks, Adebowale and the Pioneers combine powerful lead vocals, tightly interlocking horns and rhythm sections built for movement. The music moves from the slow-burning pulse of AJO to the faster, more urgent drive of the title track, with arrangements that balance the weight of classic Afrobeat with a contemporary sense of space and attack. Funk, jazz and Yoruba musical sensibilities all feed into a sound that is rooted in tradition without feeling archival.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe title Kilofese translates from Yoruba as “do what you want to do”, a phrase used here in opposition to government control. That political edge reflects a central strand of Afrobeat history: music as resistance to corruption, colonial power and oppression. The album carries those concerns forward through songs centred on freedom, culture and joy, connecting James Brown-inspired funk and the rhythmic innovations associated with Tony Allen to Adebowale’s own perspective.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 12-inch edition is an Indies-only release through Cargo and All-Town Sound. For listeners drawn to Fela Kuti, Seun Kuti and contemporary African jazz-funk, Kilofese is a direct, muscular set of grooves made in Afrobeat’s home city by musicians deeply connected to its living tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"All-Town Sound (Colemine)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58717726540150,"sku":"ATS003LP","price":24.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/6450\/6005\/files\/AdebowaleandthePioneers-Kilofese.jpg?v=1789412612","url":"https:\/\/www.stickyblacktarmac.com\/products\/adebowale-and-the-pioneers-kilofese","provider":"Sticky Black Tarmac","version":"1.0","type":"link"}