Bantu (album)

BANTU
Studio album by
Released27 September 2004
RecordedFebruary 2001 – September 2003
StudioPrech's Place Cologne, MM Studio Cologne, 2EMI Studios Paris, Nucalamani Studios Cologne, True Business Studios Bad Oeynhausen, 96 Degrees Studios Cologne, Tabernacle Studios Cologne
GenreAfrobeat, fuji music, hip hop, dancehall, Afrofunk
Length49:24
LabelNitty Gritty Music
ProducerDon Abi, Ade Bantu, Rob Nuca, Pionear, Mbegane N'dour
BANTU chronology
Fufu
(2001)
BANTU
(2004)
Fuji Satisfaction
(2005)
Singles from BANTU

BANTU is a self titled international debut studio album by BANTU. It was released in 2004 on Nitty Gritty Music. The album features Adé Bantu and his brother Don Abi aka Abiodun sharing lead vocal duties on all songs. The subject matter of the album centers around Pan Africanism, racism, xenophobia, love and a strong yearning for home. Most of the lyrics on BANTU are in English. A few choruses are sung in Yoruba while Pidgin English is interspersed to create a distinct Nigerian flavor. Other languages sung or rapped in by guest vocalists include Wolof, Spanish, Swahili and German. The album BANTU also features a remake of the Third World 1983 classic "Lagos Jump".[1][2] The album was described by music critic Karsten Frehe as a colourful mix of Afrobeat, Pop, a little Reggae, Funk, Soul & Hip Hop[3]

  1. ^ Bantu – Bantu (2004, CD) - Discogs
  2. ^ Kopp, Kai (27 September 2004). "Bantu Alben Bantu". Laut.de. Konstanz,Germany. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  3. ^ Frehe, Karsten (30 September 2004). "Plattenkritik Bantu". Irieites Magazine. Cologne,Germany. Retrieved 3 October 2019.