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Herman Kelly And Life Percussion Explosion!

Mr Bongo

Funk/Soul, Disco

LP MRBLP311£22.99
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Herman Kelly And Life – Dance To The Drummer's Beat
Herman Kelly And Life – Time After Time
Herman Kelly And Life – A Refreshing Love
Herman Kelly And Life – Who's The Funky DJ?
Herman Kelly And Life – Share Your Love
Herman Kelly And Life – Do The Handbone

1. Dance To The Drummer's Beat
2. Time After Time
3. A Refreshing Love
4. Who's The Funky DJ?
5. Share Your Love
6. Do The Handbone

Percussion Explosion! was the brainchild of drummer, percussionist, producer and arranger, Herman Kelly and his percussive disco-funk group from Miami, 'Life', that featured Aaron McCarthy, Oliver Well, John DeMonica, Michal Cordoza and Travis Biggs. The album houses a collection of disco, funk and Latin-inspired cuts that were destined for greatness. Nestled within the grooves is the B-Boy and B-Girl's anthem, 'Dance To The Drummer's Beat', which contains a now legendary break.

When the album was released in 1978 it came out on two different labels, Alston Records and Electric Cat. Each label pressed different versions of 'Dance To The Drummer's Beat', with the former featuring a 4:12 version and the latter a longer 5:09 version that has a different structure, crowd noise at the start and overdubbed percussion.

For this Mr Bongo reissue, we have chosen the classic 4:12 version from the Alston Records release, which would later find its way on to the illustrious Ultimate Breaks & Beats compilation. To make matters even more confusing the Alston version art on the back cover also states the track length as 5:09, whilst the centre label lists it correctly as 4:12.

Aside from the much celebrated 'Dance To The Drummer's Beat', the album includes a range of other fantastic overlooked cuts. From the percussive soul stepper 'Share Your Love', to the beautiful Latin-favoured 'A Refreshing Love' or the party disco-funk groover 'Who's The Funky D.J.?'.

This wonderful and inspirational record features an important piece of hip- hop heritage and deserves a place in every collection.

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