"Afro-Left" is a song by
Leftfield
Leftfield are a British electronic music duo formed in 1989 as the duo of Neil Barnes and Paul Daley (the latter formerly of the Rivals and A Man Called Adam). The duo was very influential in the evolution of electronic music in the 1990s, wi ...
, released as their seventh single. The song was released on 12", CD and cassette on 24 July 1995. It featured Neil Cole (as Djum Djum) on vocals, and it was rumoured that the lyrics were in an unspecified African language; it was later revealed that they were simply
gibberish
Gibberish, also called jibber-jabber or gobbledygook, is speech that is (or appears to be) nonsense. It may include speech sounds that are not actual words, pseudowords, or language games and specialized jargon that seems nonsensical to outsider ...
, or "Djum Djum talk".
The song reached #22 in the UK charts.
The B-side "Afro Ride", a remix of "Afro-Left", was used in the 1995 game ''
wipE'out"''.
Critical reception
Pan-European magazine ''
Music & Media
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'' wrote, "Centrefielder Djum Djum adds the Afro flavour to the "intellectual dance" with his typically African diction. All four mixes will hit clubs and specialist radio shows like a homerun."
Track listing
; 12" #1
# Afro Ride 9:10
# Afro Sol 6:02
# Afro Central 7:43
; 12" #2
# Afro Left 7:32
# Afro Ride 9:10
# Afro Sol 6:02
; 12" EP
# Afro Sol 6:02
# Afro Ride 9:10
# Afro Central 7:43
# Afro Left 7:32
; CD
# Afro Left 7:32
# Afro Ride 9:10
# Afro Sol 6:02
# Afro Central 7:43
; Australian CD
# Afro Left (Edit) 4:43
# Afro Left 7:32
# Afro Ride 9:10
# Afro Sol 6:02
# Afro Central 7:43
Charts
References
{{Leftfield
1995 singles
Leftfield songs