Consacrée au maringa (musique de vin de palme) des Krio de Sierra Leone auquel il a injecté du calypso, African Elegant réunit 22 titres d’Ebenezer Calender et son groupe Maringa Band à l’exception de quelques morceaux kru (« A se to Kpa » de Kroo Young Stars Rhythm Group) ou mandingues (Sandoh kanu koh de A. Cambah & his Kankary Tarrancis Society).
Musiciens : Ebenezer Calender & his Maringa Band, Kroo Young Stars Rhythm Group, Tarrancis Mandingo Band, Famous Scrubbs and his Band, A. Cambah & his Kankary Tarrancis Society, Amuloke Group
Titres : 1. Fire Fire Fire (Ebenezer Calender & his Maringa Band), 2. Lumiley (Ebenezer Calender & his Maringa Band), 3. Arriah Baby (Ebenezer Calender & his Maringa Band), 4. A Se To Kpa (kru - Kroo Young Stars Rhythm Group), 5. Why you no go buy ockro ? (Ebenezer Calender & his Maringa Band), 6. Nobody’s business but my own (Ebenezer Calender & his Maringa Band), 7. Tatmata Binta Fudu Bender (kru - Tarrancis Mandingo Dance Band), 8. Ma pa ma Timoh (Ebenezer Calender & his Maringa Band), 9. Abar woman do yarr (Ebenezer Calender & his Maringa Band), 10. The stolen chicken (Ebenezer Calender & his Maringa Band), 11. O gi te bi (Kroo Young Stars Rhythm Group), 12. Poor Freetown Boy (Famous Scrubbs and his Band), 13. Sandoh Kanu Koh (mandingo - A. Gambah & his Kankaray Tarrancis Society), 14. Lilie Pepper en Lilie Salt (Ebenezer Calender & his Maringa Band), 15. Go home and come tomorrow night (Ebenezer Calender & his Maringa Band), 16. The Continental Band (Ebenezer Calender & his Maringa Band), 17. Bra leapet song (Ebenezer Calender & his Maringa Band), 18. Kpaleh kay kli (kru - Amukoke Group), 19. Woman conductres (Famous Scrubbs and his Band), 22. Ordah (kru - Amukoke Group)
par Nago Seck 15 mai 2007 - © Afrisson