{"product_id":"alpha-blondy-cocody-rock","title":"Alpha Blondy COCODY ROCK - Vinyl-Music History","description":"Vocals are in the French, English Dioula and Creole Patois languages. Backing bands are The Wailers (on \"Cocody Rock\" \u0026amp; others) \u0026amp; Alpha's Light.\nAlpha Blondy's 1983 first album, a smash hit featuring an all-local band the Natty Rebels, had all the accessibility and directness that made him an international star. Two cuts are agreeable reggae in English; the rest is Afro-reggae and a lot more interesting for that. In some ways Blondy's music is typical of the Ivory Coast: light, accomplished, and geared to a regional rather than local audience. Though the notes don't tell you so, Cocody Rock is a re-release of Blondy's 1984 second album, recorded in Paris and Kingston with a mix of African and Jamaican musicians (plus Kassav's Jocelyne Beroard on backup vocals). Pre-superstar Blondy, it has the freshness you'd expect from somebody pretty much just starting out. He sure believes in touching all the bases. Besides its so-so title song, Cocody Rock has something for both Muslims and Christians as well as a hilarious cut claiming Ivory Coast's ultra-conservative president as a Rasta. ~ John Storm Roberts\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: Vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre: Pop\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Alpha Blondy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58498396389707,"sku":"VYJNB9-WW8N-00","price":19.33,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0985\/1984\/3147\/files\/Alpha-Blondy-COCODY-ROCK_13syF.jpg?v=1789607195","url":"https:\/\/musichistory.shop\/products\/alpha-blondy-cocody-rock","provider":"Music History","version":"1.0","type":"link"}