Tony Allen - There Is No EndThe wisdom of Tony Allens words was as deep as his grooves, and these two sentences, which announce the dozen songs that follow, truly capture the spirit of There is No End. Tonys motivating concept and desire was to work with younger artists, and especially the new generation of rappers, and give them voice in a time of global turmoil when music has never been more important not necessarily as a weapon for the future in the manner of Felas violently

We spoke very little

This album comes with extensive sleevenotes

” and “Serve No Tea” show off a gentler side to the record

Originally released on Friday 13th February 2010 (40 years to the day after Black Sabbath‰۪s debut LP)

Not ready to let go of the hand of the California desert

the pursuit for perfection

The album also includes a rare recording of the 19th Century spiritual Mary Don’t You Weep which will be featured during the end credits of Spike Lee’s BlacKkKlansman in theatres August 2018

the sonic signatures of the line-up that took ‰Û_Like Clockwork åÊaround the world and back are as unmistakable as ever

control and spontaneity

the album is liberally sprinkled with the hooks

I like it as well because it sounds like two musicians that are trying to guide each other

in which both Kate and June talk at length about their time with the Mo-dettes