Leggo de Lion
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"Leggo de Lion" is the first commercially released album by Trinidadian poet and lecturer Anthony Joseph
and the Spasm Band
. It features lyrics taken from Joseph's novel The African Origins of UFOs
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It was recorded in two sessions at Foma Studios in North London. The first session was held in December 2004. Another session followed in August 2006 from which the bulk of the album is drawn. The track "Buddha", recorded at the initial session was the first single from the album, released together with another song from the first session "Bo Nuggy" in November 2006 by the Parisian label Heavenly Sweetness on the Spirit Lash EP. The full album was released in April 2007 by Amsterdam based label Kindred Spirits.
Anthony Joseph
Anthony Joseph is a British poet, novelist, musician and lecturer.Joseph was born in Trinidad and was raised by his grandparents. He began writing as a young child and cites his main influences as the Calypso, surrealism, jazz, the spiritual Baptist church that his grandparents attended, and the...
and the Spasm Band
The Spasm Band
Anthony Joseph & The Spasm Band is a band led by Trinidadian poet, novelist and lecturer Anthony Joseph. The band was formed in London in 2005 as an offshoot of his then novel-in-progress The African Origins of UFOs...
. It features lyrics taken from Joseph's novel The African Origins of UFOs
The African Origins of UFOs
The African Origins Of UFOs is a book by Anthony Joseph. Published in October 2006 by Salt Publishing.The text is an experimental, time shifting narrative in poetic prose and poetry that contains elements of afro futurism, metafiction, science fiction, surrealism, mythology and written in an...
.
It was recorded in two sessions at Foma Studios in North London. The first session was held in December 2004. Another session followed in August 2006 from which the bulk of the album is drawn. The track "Buddha", recorded at the initial session was the first single from the album, released together with another song from the first session "Bo Nuggy" in November 2006 by the Parisian label Heavenly Sweetness on the Spirit Lash EP. The full album was released in April 2007 by Amsterdam based label Kindred Spirits.
Track listing
- Buddha (6:54)
- Black Dada (5:30)
- Extending Out To Brightness (7:10)
- Wallerfield (7:12)
- Kneedeepinditchdiggerniggersweat (10:32)
- On Kunu Land: Alfred Mac (11:09)
- Killer Joe (9:46)
- Hummingbird (4:12)
Personnel
- Anthony JosephAnthony JosephAnthony Joseph is a British poet, novelist, musician and lecturer.Joseph was born in Trinidad and was raised by his grandparents. He began writing as a young child and cites his main influences as the Calypso, surrealism, jazz, the spiritual Baptist church that his grandparents attended, and the...
- vocals,percussion, producer - Andrew John - Bass, percussion
- Colin Webster - Tenor Saxophone & Flute, organ
- Paul Zimmerman - Percussion