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GHETTOS OF THE MIND (used)
BAMA
1974, USA - EURO 15.00
Label: AWARE
ALBUM REVIEW
Style: Soul/Funk || USED LP || EX/EX || BTC || A lost classic in the funky poetry mode of the 70s -- and right up there with the best work from the time by the Last Poets, Jim Ingram, or Gil Scott Heron! Bama's got a rough-edged voice that works very well with the funkier backings of the set -- handled by a team that includes Bernard Purdie on drums, Richard Tee on keyboards, and Cornell Dupree on guitar -- and this rough vocal style also fits the themes of the tunes, which are still as political and righteous as other work in the genre, but a bit more down to earth as well. The music itself was arranged and composed by Jimmy Wizner and Billy Jackson.
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