Friday, June 3, 2011

Buffalo Gals / Double Dutch - Malcolm McLaren (1983)

In 1983 British impresario Malcolm McLaren released Duck Rock, "an album that mixed up musical styles from South Africa, Central and South America, the Caribbean and the U.S., including the then-new genre of hip-hop. The album was very influential to hip-hop bring to a wider audience in the United States and Great Britain. Two of the singles from the album "Buffalo Gals" and "Double Dutch", was big chart hits on both sides of the Atlantic. Guest musicians featured on "Duck Rock" include TrevorHorn, Anne Dudley, JJ Jeczalik and Thomas Dolby. Side shots, Horn, Dudley and Jeczalik made between takes for "Duck Rock" would, finally, the first album by The Art Of Noise has become. Clips of the famous Supreme Team, an American hip hop group founded in the 1980s, and their popular NYC radio show on 105.9-FM WHBI from Newark, NJ appear between songs, the album one of the earliest recordings on which made members of the Nation of Gods and Earths appear. "Duck Rock"has ultimately become a critical favorite in many music critics eyes. However, McLaren and Horn were also failing to implement the credit to the South African musicians at the reception party, such as Mahlathini and the Mahotella Queens provide criticized. Mbaqanga group launched The Boys Boyoyo legal action against McLaren over the similarity of "Double Dutch" with their own hit "Puleng. After a protracted legal battle in Britain the matter was settled out of court, with payment to the South African...



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