Prince Fatty Vs. Mungo’s Hi Fi (Mr. Bongo, 2014)
Two UK-based acts celebrate Jamaican reggae, dub and dancehall music on Prince Fatty Vs. Mungo’s Hi Fi. Prince Fatty is British sound engineer and record producer Mike Pelanconi, who is known for his reggae, dub, hip hop, rock, and pop productions. He teams up with Glasgow-based Mungo’s Hi Fi, a full band that recreates the Jamaican vintage sound system tradition and is renovating dub and reggae music.
On this project, each act remixes the other’s reggae tracks, creating what is described as a future-retro remix. Vocalists featured include Top Cat, Sugar Minot, Horseman, Hollie Cook, Soom, Marina, Winston Francis and George Dekker.
You can truly appreciate the reggae beats with headphones or a really sound system. Highlights include Prince Fatty’s mix of Mungo’s Hi Fi ‘Herbalist’ featuring Top Cat; the irresistible Prince Fatty’s mix of Mungo’s Hi Fi’s ‘Did You Really Know’ with Glasgow-based vocalist Soom T.; the notable performances on ‘Under Arrest’; and the superb electronics meets vocals in Mungo’s Hi Fi Mix of ‘Sugarwater’ with Hollie Cook on vocals.
Track list:
Mungo’s Hi Fi – Herbalist (Prince Fatty mix) featuring Top Cat
Mungo’s Hi Fi – Scrub A Dub Style (Prince Fatty mix) featuring Sugar Minott
Mungo’s Hi Fi – Did You Really Know (Prince Fatty Mix) featuring Soom T.
Mungo’s Hi Fi – Under Arrest (Prince Fatty Mix)
Mungo’s Hi Fi – Divorce A L’Italienne (Prince Fatty Mix) featuring Marina
Hollie Cook – Sugarwater (Mungo’s Hi Fi Mix)
Prince Fatty – Dry Your Tears (Mungo’s Hi Fi Mix) featuring Winston Francis
Horseman – Horsemove (Mungo’s Hi Fi Mix)
Prince Fatty – Say What You’re Saying (Mungo’s Hi Fi Mix) featuring George Dekker
Prince Fatty – For Me You Are featuring Hollie Cook (Mungo’s Hi Fi Mix)
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Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.
