Matumbi - Brother Louie (1973)

The title "Brother Louie" comes out in 1973 and inspires many musicians who take it back. This is the case of Roy Ayers, the American group Stories, b

ut also English Matumbi, the first English reggae band formed in the m

id-70s by Dennis Bovell, guitarist turned record producer for The Slits, I Roy, Alpha Blondy, Fela...

Matumbi means "rebirth" in Yoruba.

This is not the best known piece of the band, titles like "The man in m

e" or "After tonight" will be more successful, but this recovery lays the foundations of Matumbi's style and by extension the foundations of English reggae .