Humble African

by Culture

Overview

By the time of this album's release, the group Culture was no more, the name being just an identifying tag for the group's original frontman, Joseph Hill (although he was backed by one of Culture's other original members on his summer 2000 tour). So HUMBLE AFRICAN is really a Joseph Hill album, and it's beautiful. Hill continues to write fine lyrics with even finer hooks. His unique, reedy voice is a heartfelt Rastaman chant, sometimes compared to Burning Spear. Starting with "Why Am I a Rastaman?" the album's first four tracks are so purely melodic they wash over your senses like a waterfall. The production, by the team of Collin "Bulby" York and Lynford "Fatta" Marshall (of the Fat Eyes label) is superb. On "Where Is the Love," Marcia Griffiths' familiar warble joins Hill, while on "Home Grown," Morgan Heritage harmonizes, and on "Poor People Hungry" there's a Tony Rebel toast. With HUMBLE AFRICAN Joseph Hill maintains his fine track record.

Product Details

Release Date:	08/01/2000
Label:	Vp Records
UPC:	0054645158619

Tracks

1. Why Am I a Rastaman?
2. Revolution
3. Going Home
4. Rolling Stone
5. Humble African
6. Where Is the Love
7. Poverty
8. Too Much Ginals
9. Never Give Up
10. Weeping
11. It's Hard to Live
12. Fishes to Fry
13. Home Grown
14. Poor People Hungry
15. Nah Stay Inna Babylon

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Culture   Primary Artist
Tony Rebel   Primary Artist
Morgan Heritage   Primary Artist
Marcia Griffiths   Primary Artist
Sly Dunbar   Drums
Shane Brown   Recorder
Robbie Shakespeare   Bass
Robert Lyn   Organ,Piano
Nambo Robinson   Trombone
Dwight Pinkney   Guitar
Errol Brown   Recorder
Dean Fraser   Saxophone
Chico Chin   Trumpet

Technical Credits

Lynford "Fatta" Marshall   Producer,Composer
Collin "Bulbie" York   Producer,Composer
Tony Rebel   Performer
Paul Kastick   Composer
Joseph Hill   Composer
Robert Lyn   Composer
Marcia Griffiths   Performer
Billy Duffy   Composer
Stephen Stanley   Mixing