Did you miss picking up Kerri Chandler's "Coro" in 1999? Had your local record store sold its last copy of Blaze's "Jump for Love" the moment before you walked through the door? Just looking for a comprehensive collection of some of the hottest Afro-house tunes to hit the clubs over the past couple of years? Then, look no further than Slip n' Slide's new compilation, "Afrique C'est Chic". The Kickin' Music team put together this fine collection of house music by African and African-influenced artists, in order to showcase the growing popularity of this music sub-genre. The comp features the Kerri Chandler and Blaze tunes mentioned above, along with other soon-to-be classics like Bob Sinclair's "Viel Ou La", courtesy of France's Africanism label; T-Kolai's "Exodus", from the U.K.'s funky-chunky house label, Chillifunk; and an exclusive vocal mix from Djaimin and the Oule Oule Family of "Children of Afrika". Alton Miller's remix of "An Die Adie", with gorgeous keys and pulsing afro-rhythms over Jacob Desvarieux' Louis Armstrong-esque gargle, is a true stunner and guaranteed to take the dancefloor to the depths of peaktime.
"Afrique C'est Chic" is an essential collection of tunes full with enough heat to knock the chill off the autumn air.
