Afro Influenced Funk Federation, a project of drummer / producer Phil Martin and bassist / guitarist Ton van der Kolk, examines the legacy of Fela Kuti. Martin provides The Jazzinvaders with his decisive drumming and together they are the driving force behind the soul / funk formation The Soul Snatchers and their monthly Beat Club parties where old funk, jazz, soul, hip-hop, reggae and other grooves
… meet on the dance floor. These styles can all be found at AIFF. Their first single AKWAABA was received with great enthusiasm by renowned DJs such as Paul Murphy and Snowboy. Enough reason for a complete CD. The stirring Water Girls and Don't Stop show the duo from Dordrecht as a ten-man formation, Mission L'Afrique sounds like a Nigerian variant on the well-known Mission Impossible theme, The Seduction makes a disco trip and the wonderfully rippling Life has a leading role for Linda Bloemhard who, after Kraak & Smaak and The Jazzinvaders, also shows that she is one of the most original singers in the Netherlands. (AD)more
