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African Head Charge (1981 - )

Group - United Kingdom psychedelic dub ensemble

Releases (24)

Official

Album

  1. My Life in a Hole in the Ground Nov 1981
  2. Environmental Studies 01 Jan 1982
  3. Drastic Season 01 Jan 1983
  4. Off the Beaten Track 1986
  5. Songs of Praise 01 Jan 1990
  6. In Pursuit of Shashamane Land 1993
  7. Akwaaba 1996
  8. Vision of a Psychedelic Africa 2005
  9. Voodoo of the Godsent 28 Mar 2011
  10. Return of the Crocodile 01 Nov 2016
  11. Churchical Chant of the Iyabinghi 06 Mar 2020
  12. A Trip to Bolgatanga 07 Jul 2023

Album - Compilation

  1. Great Vintage, Volume 2 1989
  2. Great Vintage, Volume 1 1989
  3. Shrunken Head 30 Jun 2003
  4. Environmental Holes & Drastic Tracks 1981 – 1986 22 Nov 2017
  5. Drumming Is a Language 1990 – 2011 06 Mar 2020

Album - Live

  1. Pride and Joy: Live 05 Nov 1991
  2. In Charge - Live in Japan 02 Mar 2017

Single

  1. Touch I Nov 1994
  2. Microdosing 05 Apr 2023
  3. A Bad Attitude 26 Apr 2023

EP

  1. Super Mystic Brakes 01 Apr 2016

Relationships (14)

Members

  1. Bonjo Iyabinghi Noah original, percussion
  2. Adrian Sherwood bass, drums (drum set)
  3. Skip McDonald background vocals, keyboard, guitar
  4. Wayne Nunes bass
  5. Perry Melius drums (drum set)
  6. Crucial Tony guitar
  7. Jah Wobble bass
  8. Burnell Anderson
  9. George Oban bass
  10. Eskimo Fox drums (drum set)
  11. Sonny Akpan percussion, congas
  12. Bruce Smith drums (drum set)
  13. Nick Plytas keyboard
  14. Junior Moses bass

Recordings by (185)

  1. Family Doctoring 4:20 (Nov 1981)
  2. Stebani’s Theme 3:34 (Nov 1981)
  3. The Race, Pt. One 3:36 (Nov 1981)
  4. Crocodile Shoes 3:13 (Nov 1981)
  5. Stone Charge 4:16 (Nov 1981)
  6. Far Away Chant 4:04 (Nov 1981)
  7. Primal One Drop 3:33 (Nov 1981)
  8. Hole in the Roof 3:13 (Nov 1981)
  9. Elastic Dance 3:58 (Nov 1981)
  10. Crocodile Hand Luggage 5:23 (01 Jan 1982)
  11. Dinosaur’s Lament 4:49 (01 Jan 1982)
  12. Beri Beri 6:12 (01 Jan 1982)
  13. Snakeskin Tracksuit 6:40 (01 Jan 1982)
  14. High Protein Snack 3:49 (01 Jan 1982)
  15. In a Trap 4:14 (01 Jan 1982)
  16. Breeding Space 4:02 (01 Jan 1982)
  17. Primitive 3:39 (01 Jan 1982)
  18. Latin Temperament 3:29 (01 Jan 1982)
  19. Timbuktu Express 4:37 (01 Jan 1983)
  20. I Want Water 6:04 (01 Jan 1983)
  21. African Hedge Hog 5:38 (01 Jan 1983)
  22. Depth Charge 4:05 (01 Jan 1983)
  23. Fruit Market 5:03 (01 Jan 1983)
  24. Many Generations 7:18 (01 Jan 1983)
  25. Bazaar 5:09 (01 Jan 1983)
  26. Snake in the Hole 5:18 (01 Jan 1983)
  27. Conspiring 4:38 (1986)
  28. Release the Doctor 3:34 (1986)
  29. Down Under Again 3:07 (1986)
  30. Off the Beaten Track 5:04 (1986)
  31. Some Bizarre 5:06 (1986)
  32. Belinda 3:41 (1986)
  33. Language & Mentality 4:22 (1986)
  34. Throw It Away 3:36 (1986)
  35. Over the Sky 3:20 (1986)
  36. What a Wonderful Day 4:47 (1988)
  37. Stebeni's Theme 3:33 (1989)
  38. The Race 3:37 (1989)
  39. Beriberi 6:12 (1989)
  40. Language and Mentality 4:22 (1989)
  41. Free Chant (Churchical Chant of the Iyabinghi) 3:35 (01 Jan 1990)
  42. Orderliness, Godliness, Discipline and Dignity 3:20 (01 Jan 1990)
  43. Hymn 5:43 (01 Jan 1990)
  44. Dervish Chant 7:45 (01 Jan 1990)
  45. Hold Some More 6:20 (01 Jan 1990)
  46. Healing Father 4:47 (01 Jan 1990)
  47. Healing Ceremony 3:53 (01 Jan 1990)
  48. Cattle Herders Chant 4:17 (01 Jan 1990)
  49. Ethiopian Praises 1:27 (01 Jan 1990)
  50. My God 4:13 (01 Jan 1990)
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Credited as (8)

  1. African Head Charge
  2. African Head Charge vs. Professor Stretch
  3. African Headcharge
  4. African Head Charge presents Bonjo in Africa
  5. African Head Charge w/ Mutabaruka
  6. African Head Chargew/Mutabaruka
  7. African Head Charge W/ Mutabaruka
  8. African Head Charge feat. King Ayisoba

Events (2)

Main Performer At

  1. Le Guess Who? 2023
  2. The Phoenix Festival 1995: Megadog Stage time

Links (15)

Other Databases

  1. https://www.musik-sammler.de/artist/african-head-charge/
  2. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-nr94037516/
  3. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/african_head_charge
  4. https://d-nb.info/gnd/10303810-3

Last.Fm

  1. https://www.last.fm/music/African+Head+Charge

Songkick

  1. https://www.songkick.com/artists/409321

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/13674

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000504058

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/144437343

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4689780

Stream For Free

  1. https://www.deezer.com/artist/4959
  2. https://open.spotify.com/artist/4eOZAQytg3U2l0WTClghDQ

Purchase Music For Download

  1. https://itunes.apple.com/artist/id202901934

Bandcamp

  1. https://africanheadcharge.bandcamp.com/

BBC Music

  1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/9b30a687-a841-4b91-b1d8-a0ba5b6085ea