Tuesday, September 9, 2008

?uestlove, The Funky Drummer: Volume Four


Featuring tributes to Fela Kuti and Bob Marley, I tried to give this volume a soulful and Afrocentric sound. This one's probably my favorite The Funky Drummer compilation so far. But we've got many, many more to come... Enjoy this one for now:

  1. “A Song for Assata” by Common
    • From the album Like Water For Chocolate (2000)
    • Drums by ?uestlove [Discogs]
    • Featuring Cee-Lo
  2. “Africa” by D'Angelo
    • From the album Voodoo (2000)
    • Drums by ?uestlove [Discogs]
  3. “Hey Young World Part 2” by Macy Gray
    • From the album Ain't Nobody Worryin' (2005)
    • Co-production/mixing/drums/percussion by ?uestlove [Discogs]
    • Featuring Slick Rick
  4. “Water No Get Enemy" by Various Artists
    • From the album Red Hot + Riot (2002)
    • Produced by ?uestlove [Discogs]
    • Featuring D'Angelo, Femi Kuti, Macy Gray, Roy Hargrove, Nile Rodgers, The Soultronics & Positive Force
  5. “Ominira” by Angélique Kidjo
    • From the album Black Ivory Soul (2002)
    • Drums by ?uestlove [Discogs]
  6. “Lift Your Fist” by Guru
    • From the album Jazzmatazz Vol. 3 (Streetsoul) (2000)
    • Production/drums/keyboard by ?uestlove [Discogs]
    • Featuring The Roots
  7. “Burnin' and Lootin'” by Bob Marley
    • From the album Chant Down Babylon (1999)
    • Drums by ?uestlove [Discogs]
    • Featuring The Roots
  8. “Between Me, You & Liberation” by Common
    • From the album Electric Circus (2002)
    • Production/drums by ?uestlove [Discogs]
    • Featuring Cee-Lo
  9. “Lesson, No. 4” by The Philadelphia Experiment
    • From the album The Philadelphia Experiment (2001)
    • Drums by ?uestlove [Discogs]
  10. “Green Eyes” by Erykah Badu
    • From the album Mama's Gun (2000)
    • Drums by ?uestlove [Discogs]