{"product_id":"pierre-antoine-kalabuley-woman-vinyl-lp","title":"Pierre Antoine: Kalabuley Woman Vinyl LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDeep and obscure Afrobeat from the always on point Hot Casa Records.\u003c\/i\u003e Originally from the Ivory Coast, Pierre Antoine was born Ahui Ngoran Marcel and ended up naming himself after a French artist who went by Antoine. He drew inspiration from international pop music, specifically \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/turntablelab.sbs\/search?q=James+Brown\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJames Brown\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e and French singer \u003cstrong\u003eJohnny Hallyday\u003c\/strong\u003e. After traveling and performing throughout the early 70s, Antoine settled down in Ghana. There he became ensconced in the influential and prolific Afro Soul scene and started to work with \u003cstrong\u003ePat Thomas\u003c\/strong\u003e, his wife \u003cstrong\u003eLolla Everett\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003eSammy Cropper\u003c\/strong\u003e. He developed an Afrobeat sound and released \u003ci\u003eKalabuley Woman\u003c\/i\u003e on \u003cstrong\u003ePapa-Disco\u003c\/strong\u003e in 1977. Both the title track and \"Ye Man Noun\" feature the looping rhythms characteristic of the best of \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/turntablelab.sbs\/search?q=Fela+Kuti\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFela Kuti\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e. \"Ye Man Noun\" might be the heavier of the two, but both cuts deliver where it counts. \u003ci\u003eKalabuley Woman\u003c\/i\u003e has been hard to find since it was first released. Thankfully Hot Casa has seen fit to reissue the album today.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\r\u003cul\u003e\r\r\u003cli\u003emusic label: Hot Casa Records 2014\u003c\/li\u003e\r\r\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\r\u003ch6\u003ereviewed by \u003cspan\u003eSeñor Sueño Latino\u003c\/span\u003e 08\/2014\u003c\/h6\u003e","brand":"Pierre Antoine","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":851971889,"sku":"fr-2977","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/4542\/products\/pierreantoine-kalabuley.jpg?v=1762268720","url":"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/products\/pierre-antoine-kalabuley-woman-vinyl-lp","provider":"turntablelab.sbs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}