PEL Presents NEM#197: Bonjo Iyabinghi Noah's African Head Charge
The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast
Mark Linsenmayer
4.6 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 24 June 2023
⏱️ 67 minutes
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Summary
Bonjo started in the '70s as a session hand percussionist, played for a few years with Creation Rebel, and became a band leader in 1980, first recording a bit as Noah House of Dread, then creating African Head Charge, which has had more than 20 releases. More at africanheadcharge.bandcamp.com.
We discuss "Microdosing" and listen to "A Bad Attitude" from A Trip to Bolgatanga (2023), "Fear of a Man God" from Voodoo of the Godsent (2011), "Orderliness, Godliness, Discipline and Dignity" from Songs of Praise (1990), and "Children of Misery" by Noah House of Dread from Heart (1980). Intro: "Stebani's Theme" from My Life in A Hole in the Ground (1981).
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| 0:00.0 | This episode is sponsored by HelloFresh America's Number 1 Meal Kit. |
| 0:07.0 | You're listening to Nicodely Examot Music, a podcast about songs and songwriters. |
| 0:19.3 | My name is Mark Linson-Mire. |
| 0:21.0 | My guest for episode 197 is Bonjo de Abingi Noah, the leader, percussionist, chanter, |
| 0:28.4 | or African head charge. |
| 0:30.3 | You're listening to Stabani's theme from their first album, 1981's My Life in a Whole |
| 0:34.3 | the Ground. |
| 0:35.3 | The band is a partnership with the British producer Adrian Sherwood, where they bring |
| 0:39.6 | in lots of guest musicians. |
| 0:41.6 | Before that, he started in the 70s as a percussionist playing numerous sessions. |
| 0:45.8 | He was a drummer with the reggae band Creation Rebel, until he became a band leader, |
| 0:51.1 | fronting his own reggae outfit as Noah House of Dread for an album and a single in 1980, |
| 0:57.6 | and then starting African head charge, which is now had more than 20 releases. |
| 1:01.2 | The most recent being a trip to Bo-Gatanga. |
| 1:04.5 | From this year, we're going to discuss the track Micro-Dosing, and we'll look back to |
| 1:08.6 | their last album, A Voodoo of the Gods sent from 2011. |
| 1:11.9 | The song is a fear of a man-god, and look all the way back to 1990 from the album Songs |
| 1:17.1 | of Praise. |
| 1:18.1 | It seems like it might be their most popular album. |
| 1:20.7 | The song is called Orderliness, Godliness, Discipline and Dignity. |
| 1:24.2 | We're also going to talk about Children of Misery, a track by Noah House of Dread from |
| 1:29.4 | that one album Heart, 1980, which is concluded by listening to a bad attitude also from |
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