Co-Signs

9/14/2011

“There’ve been some clever cross-genre conceptual mashtape projects recently but although they are often enjoyable and sometimes eminently listenable, rarely do they surpass their inspirations. But I swear the marriage of De La Soul‘s “Breakadawn” and Fela Kuti‘s “Water No Get Enemy”…might have more helium in it than the Balloon Mindstate Original”

9/16/2011

“Fela Soul by Amerigo Gazaway. It’s exactly what you hope it’ll be…”

9/19/2011

“Nashville, Tennessee isn’t the first place you think of when it comes to great production teams not involved in the country music machine — but the trio of Gummy Soul could possibly change that thinking with the release of Fela Soul, an eight-song album that blends Afro-Beat legend Fela Kuti with hip-hop pioneers De La Soul. The album’s been a virtual web hit since early last week, with shout-outs from Questlove, NPR andBoing Boing fueling interest. Right off the bat, we noticed that these two artists fit rather seamlessly together…”

9/16/2011

“Just in time for the weekend…Dope mashup by Gummy Soul”

9-19-2011

“a mad entertaining musical journey that’s well deserving of a listen.”

9/22/2011

“A hugely difficult feat to match up to a classic album like 3 feet and rising, but Amerigo Gazaway has come up with something original, and in my eyes, brilliant here. What do you get when you put together afrobeat legend Fela Kuti and rap pioneers De La Soul? You get Fela Soul; a musical tapestry created by Gummy Soul artist Amerigo Gazaway. More than just a clever title, Fela Soul is an 8-track, 33 minute journey into the world of afrobeat rhythms, funky horn riffs, and classic hip-hop gems. Using dozens of hand-picked samples from the Nigerian instrumentalist and political figure Fela Kuti, and 8 carefully-chosen acapellas from the Native Tongue rap trio De La Soul, Amerigo seamlessly intertwines the two into something completely new and original.”