''African Space Craft'' is an album by

Keziah Jones Keziah Jones (born Olufemi Sanyaolu on 10 January 1968) is a Nigerian singer-songwriter and guitarist. He describes his musical style as "Blufunk", which is a fusion between raw blues elements and hard, edgy funk rhythms. Also his Nigerian roo ...

. It was released in 1995. Some of the album's songs were played on guitar using just two strings.

Critical reception

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'' wrote that "the 'serious rock' influences paraded, Led Zep through a Level 42 filter, eventually pale and subside under the weight of an over ambitious musician stretching for something defining." The ''

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'' concluded that "mostly it sounds like a '90s version of Jimi Hendrix's ''Band of Gypsies'', without the lengthy solos." ''

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'' determined that "the arrangements are spot on but Jones could do with a few stronger tunes and a little less instrumental free-forming."

Track listing

# "Million Miles From Home" # "Colorful World" # "Prodigal Funk" # "Splash" # "Dear Mr. Cooper" # "African Space Craft" # "Speech" # "Cubic Space Division" # "Funk 'n' Circumstances" # "Man With the Scar" # "Never Gonna Let You Go" # "If You Know"

Charts

References

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