Shango (Peter King album)

Shango
Shango
Studio album by Peter King
Released	1974
Length	44:41
Label	Mr. Bongo
Peter King chronology

Shango is an album by Nigerian afrobeat tenor saxophonist Peter King. It was released in 1974, by Mr Bongo Records.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

Critical reception edit

Thom Jurek of AllMusic explained the release "is a mixture of hard African rhythms, James Brown-styled funk, jazzed-up horn arrangements, and political messages. From the standpoint of the Lagos scene, the album is a classic of the period rivaling virtually anything that Fela or Tony Allen were putting across at the time. With King blowing deep-groove soul and out jazz saxophone solos above the chants, the music becomes a boiling pot of hip-shaking sexiness and rage."^[1] Writing for London Jazz News, Andrew Cartmel praised the keyboard work throughout the album by saying that it is "strikingly high standard, perhaps reaching a psychedelic peak on Watusi where it suggests Return to Forever-era Chick Corea."^[2]

Track listing edit

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Shango"	5:39
2.	"Prisoner of Law"	5:40
3.	"Mr Lonely Wolf"	6:55
4.	"Freedom Dance"	4:10
5.	"Go Go's Feast"	7:47
6.	"Mystery Tour"	6:19
7.	"Now I'm a Man"	3:39
8.	"Watusi"	4:39

References edit

^ ^a ^b Jurek, Thom. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 26 December 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
^ Cartmel, Andrew (22 April 2013). "London Jazz News Review". London Jazz News. Archived from the original on 26 December 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2020.

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[AM-1] Jurek, Thom. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 26 December 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2020.

[2] Cartmel, Andrew (22 April 2013). "London Jazz News Review". London Jazz News. Archived from the original on 26 December 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2020.

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