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- Summary: The second full-length release for the Nigerian Afro-electronic band led by Eno Williams was produced by Max Grunhard.
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- Record Label: Merge
- Genre(s): Electronic, Electronica, Club/Dance, International, West African, African Traditions, Afro-Pop, Nigerian
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Mar 7, 2017True to its name, Uyai is also a glorious, world-conscious party. Beautiful indeed.
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Feb 28, 2017Uyai doesn’t sound like aimless dabbling. What it sounds like is a band that has found its groove and knows how to run with it in any direction it pleases. Ibibio Sound Machine is now in full control of its sound, and it’s that knowledge that allows the group to truly let loose.
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UncutFeb 28, 2017Ibibio Sound Machine barely need drums to weave their polyrhythmic magic. [Apr 2017, p.32]
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Feb 28, 2017Eno Williams and crew up the ante on all fronts for Uyai; the percussion races forward while the arrangements are busier and more ambitious, each tune twisting and turning through rhythm changes and back-to-back riffs like a living thing.
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Mar 6, 2017An exciting listen, but the group’s uplifting energy and brilliant instrumentalists (including renowned Ghanaian guitarist Alfred Bannerman) are probably best experienced live.
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MojoFeb 28, 2017A lively fusion of politically conscious Afro-beat electro pop. [Apr 2017, p.99]
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Mar 2, 2017Largely Uyai stands as a genre meshing oddity which, thanks to its pure groove and spirituality, will appeal to those who haunt the dance floor as well as their own dimly lit bedrooms.
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