Little African to release 15-track album on April 28
Stabroek News
April 14, 2007
The long-awaited, full-length album from Little African featuring his popular track "Playing Games" is set for release later this month.
The Jamaican born artiste who is living in Victoria, East Coast Demerara intends to drop the hot item on April 28 with a party at Club Elysium. Free copies of the CD would be available for fans at the door price of $1,000.
There is definitely going to be the usual top sound system selecting appropriate tracks while the feature act would be Little African, born Clive Silk, himself belting out his favourites.
In addition to "Playing Games" the 15 other tracks on the still untitled album include "You Lied to Me", "Girl I Got My Eye on You", "Show Some Love" and "Girl Don't Worry Your Mind". Most of the tracks were recorded with producer Fojo at Platinum Studios where Little African is signed to a two-year, two-album, producing and marketing contract.
At least one of the tracks "No Guns" was done at Brutal Traxx. Others were recorded in Cayenne in French Guiana and Jamaica. Planning ahead, African hopes to record his next album completely in Jamaica.
Facing the rough weather of Guyana's musical endeavours and in order to stay above the water, African has been exporting his talent, performing occasionally in Suriname and French Guiana. Cayenne. In Suriname, where his music recorded at Natural Sounds in France is given radio play, he has done shows recently with Fanton Mojah.
Proclaiming the wisdom of his life-long vegetarian style, the artiste revealed that he was last in Guyana around 1999 when he did some work with the Boyz Expression Band simply because he loved music that much; he was not paid.
Then he left, returned last year, persevered and survived to put together an album and in giving his opinion on the industry in the jungle said, "music could be taken to the next level but studios need to unite. They need to do it like we do in Jamaica, the island of reggae, and the music could reach far."