Urnkhonyo We Sizwe

Prince Far I | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 1, 1988)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Tamoki Wambesi
• ASIN: B00004WJJB
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #549,283 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Survival

2. With Prayers

3. Ask Ask

4. What Mine's Yours

5. African Queen

6. Queen Bee

7. Stop the War

8. War Mongers

9. Jerry Doghead

10. Greenwich Farm

11. Special Request

12. Request Granted

13. Gebbi

14. Royal Palace

15. Ejarsa Gora

16. Road to Zion

17. Get Down

18. Bliss

Editorial Reviews

The late Prince Far I (born Michael Williams) occupied a unique place midway between the deejays U-Roy and Big Youth and the more somber dub poets like Mutabaruka and Linton Kwesi Johnson. He preferred to be called a "chanter" rather than a "toaster" or deejay, and with good reason: where most deejays would focus on flowing delivery and clever wordplay, Prince Far I was always more concerned with content than form. His deep, gravelly voice was perfectly suited to the scriptural verses he would often set to music, and his attitude was almost always one of stern instruction. On Spear of the Nation, he implores his listeners to pray and to stop fighting each other, and also chants in praise of black mothers everywhere. The backing band (which is unidentified on the CD, but sounds a lot like the Roots Radics) underpins his lyrics with tight, rock-solid grooves, and vocal tracks alternate with good, but not great, dub versions by producer Roy Cousins. ~ Rick Anderson, All Music Guide --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars umkhonto we sizwe, October 3, 2003

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steve (south africa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Urnkhonyo We Sizwe (Audio CD)

this should rate as prince far`s best album by far.his voice hypnotizes you throughout.the rude boy track is spoon bending.the addition of the instrumental version adds more spice to the album.the social message associated with this legend comes through from the 1st track to last.

i stronly reccomend this album to anybody serious reggae.