The Great Elephant
Label | Steppas – ASLP009-10 |
Format | 2 x Vinyl, LP, Album |
Barcode | 0634158741746 |
Country | UK |
Released | 21 Sep 2018 |
Genre | Electronic, Reggae |
Style | Roots Reggae, Dub |
One of the most eagerly anticipated albums of the year, Alpha Steppa Meets Nai-Jah "The Great Elephant". TGE is the product of a year-long collaboration between renowned UK Dub Reggae producer Alpha Steppa and French-Nigerian singer / songwriter Nai-Jah. TGE tells the story of Nai-Jahs reality growing up in Nigeria, the album paints a picture of corruption, greed, and suffering, a narrative each and everyone accross the globe can relate to. Nai-Jah points to strength through unity and provides great inspiration and hope through his thoughtful lyrics and sincere delivery. Steppas Records is overjoyed to present all 10 original vocal tracks plus the full dub album as one. A truly unique and powerful protest album sure to provoke, inspire and uplift."One of the most prolific and inventive dub producers around" Wire"A serious player in the soundsystem world" Mixmag
A1 | How Long? (Intro) | |
A2 | Rice Traffic | |
A3 | Repatriate Your $ | |
A4 | Advanced Peace | |
A5 | Africa is Great | |
A6 | Amazon | |
B1 | Progress | |
B2 | Last Call | |
B3 | Overcome | |
B4 | Chanting | |
B5 | Biko | |
C1 | Dub Traffic | |
C2 | Repatriate Dub | |
C3 | Advanced Dub | |
C4 | Dub Is Great | |
C5 | Amazon Dub | |
D1 | Dub Progress | |
D2 | Last Dub | |
D3 | Dub Overcome | |
D4 | Dub Chanting | |
D5 | Biko Dub |
Backing Vocals – Danie Woodbridge (A5, B1, B2)
Backing Vocals – Hafid Zouaoui (A3)
Bongos – Aurelpercu (B2)
Mixed By – Alpha Steppa
Mixed By – John Sprosen (A5)
Mixed By – Nai-Jah
Other [Special Thanks To] – Jonah Dan (B4)
Recorded By, Producer – Alpha Steppa
Recorded By, Producer – Nai-Jah
Snare – Nicolas Delaunay (B3)
Trombone – Dave Andrews (B2)
Voice – Oster Wadike (A1)
Written-By – Alpha Steppa
Written-By – Nai-Jah
Written-By – Oster Wadike (A1)
Matrix / Runout (Side A) – BI33159-01 A2
Matrix / Runout (Side B) – BI33159-01 B1 ASLP009B FINYL TWEEK
Matrix / Runout (Side C) – BI33159-02 C1 ASLP009C FINYL TWEEK
Matrix / Runout (Side D) – BI33159-02 D1 ASLP009D FINYL TWEEK