when reggae masters turn hits into jamaican groove. sly robbie, alpha blondy, marcia griffiths, horace andy, morgan heritage, gregory isaacs, inna de yard, alton ellis, ken boothe, jimmy riley... they all play the game with their new versions of hits of today and yesterday.
the loop is the new lp by los angeles based polymath shafiq husayn, an epic project which saw its inception in 2012 through a series of studio sessions at shafiq s home, including collaborations with the likes of thundercat, erykah badu, flying lotus, bilal and anderson paak.
a-free-ka: a kemetic term, from ancient egypt, meaning spirit. being in a-free-ka means no limitations. no boundaries. infinite. as the myth-scientist sun ra said: the only limit is your imagination.