Diary of an Afro Warrior

Benga | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 11, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Tempa
• ASIN: B0012U345K
• Also Available in: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #59,219 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Dubstep artist Benga's Diary Of An Afro Warrior is one of the most highly anticipated albums of the year. If Burial's Untrue dominated 2007's end-of-year critics lists then it's odds on that this album will do the same in 2008. Dubstep's trickle into the mainstream has been steady; Skream and Burial alike have nudged the door open. Benga is undoubtedly the force to smash it through and take Dubstep to another level. Nine tracks. Tempa. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Headphone Commute Review, March 16, 2008

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This review is from: Diary of an Afro Warrior (Audio CD)

Having previously heard Beni Uthman's (a.k.a. Benga) track titled Music Box on Mary Anne Hobbs' The Warrior Dubz, I picked up his first full length release on Tempa. The fourteen track album is a total trip through some of the deepest, groovy and at the same time melodic dubstep that I've heard to date. Operating out of South London, Benga's previous numerous 12-inchers appeared on genre's head-starters like Big Apple Records, Planet Mu, Hotflush Recordings and Southside Substars. Diary of an Afro Warrior is more than just a collection of previously heard hooks shoved through the dubstep grinder - each is unique in texture, style, and rhythm; each contains that 'in your face' attitude that I love so much about confident artists. Among the common groove treatments, I hear some prominent hip-hop influence, electro breaks, wobbly bass and even elements of minimal and funky house. With an incredible resource of ideas, directions and style incorporation demonstrated by Benga, we can be very confident in accepting that dubstep is here to stay, and evolve way beyond its current adolescent form. Note that the tracks appearing on a 3xVinyl release are pretty different from the CD release (for example, it doesn't contain the 2007 hit, Night, featuring D. Harris as Coki and instead it appears as a separate 12" EP). Highly recommended if you enjoy Skream, Boxcutter, Distance, Pinch and Burial. Favorite tracks: Zero M2, Night, Go Tell Them, and Emotions.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Like a dubstep punch in the effing head., September 30, 2010

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This review is from: Diary of an Afro Warrior (Audio CD)

Half the time I think this is a dubstep record written by murderous robots. The other half, I think that it's an imitation robot album by Benga to trick murderous robots into doing his bidding.

All the time, though, this is like -- you know what it's like? When I saw Kiss when I was 12, in Worcester, the bass was so huge that I thought it was going to crush my chest. This is like that, except I feel like it's going to crush my entire soul. Also, there's some bass.

Seriously, though, you don't get nothing but 5-star reviews by accident, so if you've gotten this far, just buy it, put on your headphones, get into your velvet coffin, close the lid, and shoot into space. Robot space.

4.0 out of 5 stars Don't Deprive Yourself, November 10, 2011

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This review is from: Diary Of An Afro Warrior (MP3 Download)

The song Night is reason alone to buy this album. It is in fact the reason I bought this album. Listening to it made me realize I'd been missing out. Benga is awesome. I honestly only like a few dubstep artists/DJs and Benga is among them. It's a fight between him and Darklord Dubload Project for my favorite.

Even if you're not the biggest dubstep fan, if you like any kind of House, prog or trance, etc, I'm confident you'll enjoy this album.