01. African Rhythms - Oneness of JuJu 07:20
02. Peter King - Ajo 03:58
03. Wali & the Afro Caravan - Hail the King 05:58
04. Manu Dibango - African Battle 02:27
05. Lafayette Afro-Rock Band - Malik 05:09
06. Mombasa - African Hustle 05:27
07. Fela Ransome Kuti & Africa '70 - Expensive Shit 13:13
08. Matata - Talkin' Talkin' 04:39
09. Vecchio - Megaton 05:03
10. Manu Dibango - Weya 06:00
11. Mulatu Astatqe - Netsanet 05:35
12. Ice - Racubah 03:23
13. Tony Allen - Road Close (Dance Dub) 06:44

Africafunk collects contemporary African music from artists like Tony Allen, Peter King, Vecchio, and Ice. Manu Dibango's "Weya," Oneness of Juju's "African Rhythms," Mombasa's "African Hustle," and Fela Ransom Kuti's "Expensive Shit" are among the standout tracks on the album, which shows off Africa's up-to-date mix of tradition and pop. ---Heather Phares, Rovi

The recipe: take African musicians, feed them on a steady diet of James Brown and funk influenced tunes, shake, stand back and watch what unfolds. The result: a compilation selecting the finest Afro Beat for your sampling pleasure. Who's at the party? Peter King, Wali & the African Carnival, Fela Kuti, Manu Dibango Mulatu Astatqe and more. What does it sound like? Listen to track 3, the flute grabs you, the drums make you feel as though you are 007 being chased through the African jungle, and the chants possess that camp fire sing along flavor. My favorite tune of the disc, track 7. If the name alone doesn't get you (the tune is called EXPENSIVE), the groove will. Imagine, if you will, James Brown in Nairobi backed up with a jazzy riff, and there you have it, an instrumental classic. But just when you take breather, the horns charge in! ---amazon.com

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1 	–Rwenzori's, The 	Handsome Boy(E Wara) (Parts 1 & 2) 	6:43
2 	–Buari 	Ku Ka Maria 	2:41
3 	–Matata 	I Feel Funky 	3:03
4 	–Ice (3) 	Time Will Tell 	4:44
5 	–Kongas 	Anikana-O 	3:46
6 	–Vecchio 	Nsambei 	3:56
7 	–Wisdom 	Nefertiti 	4:09
8 	–Fela Kuti 	Roforofo Fight 	15:38
9 	–Tony Allen 	N.E.P.A (Never Expect Power Always) 	7:37
10 	–Manu Dibango 	Big Blow 	7:58
11 	–Antibalas With Jojo Quo* 	Uprising (Parts 1 & 2) 	7:22
12 	–Oneness Of Juju 	Poo Too - Liberation Dues 	8:17

The second Africa funk compilation is similar to the first, in appearance, sounds as well as artists. If there is a difference it is that the most R&B-influenced numbers have left place for purer funk. But that is just a little shift, and an artist like Fela Kuti of course plays Afro-beat and nothing else. As a dance record, this is more solid than the former collection, but doesn't reach the same ecstatic heights. And in a way that makes it a little less interesting, and the distance to American '70s funk a little shorter. The question is probably if you want to discover how modern African '70s music was, and how close to its counterparts across the seas, or if you want to discover unique African sounds. This album is a little more geared at the first. But, in any case, it is a great party album, and tracks like Manu Dibango's "Big Blow" could make you buy it for them alone. ---Lars Lovén, Rovi

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